Zhen Im

Zhen Im
Associate professor
Social Sciences
LUT School of Engineering Sciences
Lappeenranta
+358 50 339 3798
LUT Focus Areas
Business and society
Energy transition
Research areas
Sociology and Political Science
Social Sciences (miscellaneous)

Biography

I am an Associate Professor at the Department of Social Sciences. My interests lie in the intersection between labour markets and political behaviour in advanced economies. I am especially interested in the political consequences of changes in the labour market led by technological change and the green transition. 

Since 2026, I am an Academy Research Fellow for the project GREENSHUFFLE financed by the Research Council of Finland. I am also a Work Package Leader for the project JUST-IN-CLIME financed by HORIZON.2.5 (Climate, Energy and Mobility", and an academic supervisor for the Digi4age Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Doctoral Network. In addition, I am the programme director for the MSc Digital Social Science programme.


- Photo credits: Center for European Studies (Harvard University).

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Keywords

Green Transition, Digitalisation, Public Opinion, Political Parties, Welfare State, Social and Public Policy

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