Julia Backhaus
Until 2011, Julia worked at the Energy Research Centre of the Netherlands (ECN), one of the leading knowledge institutes on renewable energy technologies, energy policies, market mechanisms and social changes accompanying transitions to a low-carbon future
About
In her research, Julia focuses on transition efforts towards more sustainable, just and inclusive societies. Under the supervision of Harro van Lente and René Kemp, she aims to shed light on what individual actors or actor groups consider to be at stake and how they assume change can be brought about. The goal of this work is a doctoral thesis exploring the power of shared views and assumptions and the dynamics between diverging or conflicting ideas about societal change.
Next to her research, Julia coordinates, tutors or lectures in skills and content courses at Bachelor and Master level and regularly supervises undergraduate and graduate research projects. In addition, she is part of the Steering Committee of the European branch of the Sustainable Consumption Research and Action Initiative (scorai.org).
Until 2011, Julia worked at the Energy Research Centre of the Netherlands (ECN), one of the leading knowledge institutes on renewable energy technologies, energy policies, market mechanisms and social changes accompanying transitions to a low-carbon future. She participated in and led research projects on the implementation of new technologies (e.g. smart grids, hydrogen and electric vehicles), demand-side management, behaviour change and sustainable lifestyles.
Contact
j.backhaus@maastrichtuniversity.nl
+31 (0)43 38 84703