Dr Oscar Berglund
Lecturer in International Public and Social Policy
Oscar Berglund is Lecturer in International Public and Social Policy in the School for Policy Studies at the University of Bristol. He is a critical political economist with a focus on protest and contestation. Oscar’s current interests are around climate change activism. On the one hand, Oscar is interested in various ways in which climate activists seek to influence the responses to climate change at various levels, from lobbying politicians to organising civil disobedience campaigns and creating alternatives to current climate governance. On the other, he looks at how policymakers and society responds to different forms of climate activism.
Email: oscar.berglund@bristol.ac.uk
Twitter: @berglund_oscar
Dr Jess Britton
Research Fellow, University of Exeter
Jess Britton is a Research Fellow in the Energy Policy Group at the University of Exeter working on the local governance needs for smart, flexible energy systems. Jess’ research is focussed on understanding the role of decentralised actors in achieving a net zero energy system, and how this relates to local, regional and national governance structures. This incorporates research on interactions between decentralised energy systems and political devolution, the role of local governments, as well as smart cities and how energy business models are changing. Her PhD examined the development of heat networks in the UK and Germany with an emphasis on the role of municipal utilities. She is currently an ESRC post-doctoral fellow and previous worked on the EPSRC project IGov (Innovation and Governance for future energy systems).
Email: j.britton@exeter.ac.uk
Twitter: @jessbritton11
Dr Sophia Hatzisavvidou
Senior Lecturer in Politics, University of Bath
Sophia Hatzisavvidou is a Senior Lecturer in Politics in the Department of Politics, Languages and International Studies at the University of Bath. Between 2016-2019 she was the recipient of an Early Career Fellowship by the Leverhulme Trust for a project that studied the evolution of climate rhetoric in politics. Sophia’s research looks at the uses of scientific evidence in political discourse; at the different (and competing) ecopolitical visions that emerge in response to the ecological emergency; and at the place of ‘justice’ in political proposals such as the Green New Deal. Her work has appeared in journals such as Environmental Politics, Political Studies, and Environment and Ethics. Sophia holds a PhD in Political Theory and teaches environmental politics and political theory.
Email: s.hatzisavvidou@bath.ac.uk
Twitter: @DrSophiaH
Dr David Shackleton
Lecturer in English Literature, Cardiff University
David Shackleton is a Lecturer in English Literature at Cardiff University. He is interested in the power of stories to shape our responses to climate change, and to the environmental emergency more generally. David’s current research project, called ‘Visions of the Future’, is a study of how writers and filmmakers imagine future climate-changed worlds. It also explores how scientists, policy-makers, and activists use narrative, storylines, and future scenarios to convey environmental risk, and to motivate people to take action.
Email: shackletond@cardiff.ac.uk
Celia Robbins
PhD Researcher, University of Exeter
Celia Robbins has worked in environmental policy and project management for the Environment Agency, the National Trust, and in local government. She is now a PhD researcher in Human Geography at the University of Exeter studying community-owned renewable energy. Celia holds an MSc in Science Communication and is committed to engaging wider audiences with research, particularly through radio and podcasts. She has produced audio documentaries for community radio and academic research projects and is completing a series of documentaries for the Royal Geographical Society.
Email: cr481@exeter.ac.uk