by Nadia Catalina Combariza Diaza OLEN Transiciones Justas, Bogotá, POLEN Transiciones Justas, Bogotá, Colombiab Center for International Development and Environmental Research, Justus-Liebig University Giessen, Giessen, Germanyc Peace Studies, Justus-Liebig University Giessen, Giessen, GermanyNadia Catalina Combariza Diaz is a doctoral student at the Peace Building Chair, University of Giessen, Germany, researching just transitions and post-extractivism in the Global South. She is also co-founder and co-executive director of POLEN Transiciones Justas, a Colombian think tank shaping energy policies for just transitions.

by Matthew S. HenryUniversity of Wyoming, Laramie, WY, USAMatthew Henry is a social scientist at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and former researcher and faculty member at the University of Wyoming. His research focuses on environmental and climate justice, water and energy systems, and just transition frameworks. He is particularly interested in the ways cultural narratives impact climate and energy policymaking and working with communities to bridge the gap between clean energy initiatives and community values and aspirations. He published his first book, Hydronarratives: Water, Environmental Justice, and Imagining a Just Transition (University of Nebraska Press), in early 2023. Dr. Henry has also conducted community-focused research on environmental justice and energy and water transitions in the rural U.S. West and beyond.

by Rhiannon PughTaylor BrydgesSamantha SharpeMariangela LavangaMonique Retamala Institute for Sustainable Futures, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, Australiab CIRCLE and Department of Design Sciences, Lund University, Lund, Swedenc School of History, Culture and Communication, Erasmus University Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The NetherlandsRhiannon Pugh is a Senior Lecturer in Innovation Studies at the Centre for Innovation Research at Lund University (CIRCLE) and the Department of Design Sciences. Her work sits at the intersection of innovation studies and economic geography, and she is especially interested in the spatial actualisations and impacts of innovation processes, broadly defined. She is especially interested in how sustainable modes of regional development can be supported through research and policy in different geographical contexts worldwide.Taylor Brydges is Research Principle at the Institute for Sustainable Futures. As part of the Resource Stewardship team, her research focuses on sustainable production and consumption, the circular economy, and the fashion industry. Working with Dr Monique Retamal, Taylor led the development of the ongoing project, ‘Sustainable Fashion in Australia and sectoral resilience during the pandemic.’ She is also involved in supporting the work of the Product Stewardship Centre of Excellence. From 2018 to 2021, she was the PI of the project ‘Circular is the New Black: Investigating the Implementation of Circular Economy Principles in the Swedish Fashion Industry,’ funded by the Swedish Research Council. This research was carried out at Stockholm University, Sweden and the Institute for Sustainable Futures, Australia.Samantha Sharpe is Research Director at the Institute for Sustainable Futures. Her research focuses on the employment and labour market implications of climate change and climate action. This includes understanding the process of enterprise and industrial transition to sustainability, at the firm, sector, and labour market levels. Her particular focus is innovation processes, public policy development for just transition. Samantha's work is focused on environmental and social sustainability in the global textile and garment sector and energy sectors. She currently leads UTS’ involvement in an International Labour Organisation (ILO) project on environmental sustainability in the textile and garment sector in Asia and other work on the sustainability and circularity of textiles. She is interested in the public policy settings for sustainability transitions, particularly for labour markets and has led a number of projects examining the public policy dimensions of just energy transition in Asia.Mariangela Lavanga is Associate Professor of Cultural Economics and Entrepreneurship at the Erasmus University Rotterdam. She is the Academic Lead on Fashion Sustainability Transition at the Design Impact Transition (DIT) platform, part of the Erasmus University ‘Strategy 2024’. Mariangela is also the Academic Coordinator of the MA in Cultural Economics and Entrepreneurship as well as co-founder and coordinator of the Minor Fashion Industry. Mariangela researches and teaches on cultural and creative industries and sustainable urban development with active stakeholders’ engagement. In particular, she focuses on the transition to a more sustainable and just fashion and textile industry. She is currently PI in the Horizon Europe project ‘FABRIX – Fostering local, beautiful, and sustainably designed regenerative textile & clothing ecosystems’ with Rotterdam and Athens as case studies. FABRIX adopts a human-centred approach to digital and industrial technologies with an eye for spatial dynamics in a way that would include a more localised and socially inclusive regenerative and innovative manufacturing sector. In parallel to FABRIX, Mariangela is also co-leading the Convergence Resilient Delta project ‘Towards Textile-form Futures’ which focuses on on-demand and local production of circular textile-form systems, such as integrated circular micro-factories.Monique Retamal is a Research Director and Program Lead for Resource Stewardship at the Institute for Sustainable Futures, University of Technology, Sydney. She has a background in environmental engineering and social research and fifteen years’ experience undertaking research into sustainable urban systems, including for water, sanitation and solid waste. She specialises in sustainable systems of consumption and production in the Asia-Pacific region. Her research is currently focused on circular supply chains and environmental governance for plastics and textiles. Monique is currently leading UTS’s contribution to an international research collaboration between six research institutions in India and Australia to identify pathways for a circular economy for plastics in India, which includes a focus on policy frameworks and circular business models.

by Sara KaizukaSchool of Politics and International Studies, University of Leeds, Leeds, UKThe author recently received a PhD from the University of Leeds, School of Politics and International Studies. She is an early career researcher specialising in regional development issues in the UK. Her wider research interests include British politics, EU cohesion policy, political economy, and public policy. She is currently working on a think tank report on UK disinformation.

by Sally WellerAndrew BeerJessica PorterUniSA Business, University of South Australia, Adelaide, SA, AustraliaSally Weller is an economic geographer at the University of South Australia. Her interests focus on labour markets, regional development and Australian political economy.Andrew Beer is the Dean of the Business School at the University of South Australia. His research interests focus on the drivers of regional growth, leadership, structural adjustment, economic change processes, and the functioning of housing markets.Jessica Porter is a regionally based strategic land use planner, currently working for the South Australian state government. She has recently completed a PhD at the University of South Australia.

by Laura NorrisGillian BristowEleanor CotterillAdrian HealyAdam P. MarshallSchool of Geography and Planning, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UKLaura Norris is an economic geographer who write on innovation and sustainability transitions. Among her recent works are ‘The spatial implications of rural business digitalization: case studies from Wales' (regional Studies, Regional Science, 2020) and ‘Digitalisation and the foundational economy: A digital opportunity or a digital divide for less-developed regions?’ (Local Economy, 2021).Gillian Bristow, is a Professor in Economic Geography and Head of the School of Geography and Planning. Among her recent works are Measuring regional business resilience (Regional Studies, 2020) and A Handbook of Regional Economic Resilience (Edward Elgar, 2020).Eleanor Cotterill, a Teaching Associate in the Geography and Planning department at Cardiff University. Her research interests include everyday experiences of statelessness/citizenship and creative research methodologies. Her current research explores everyday endurance amongst stateless populations in the UK.Adrian Healy, a UKRI Future Leader's Fellow, writes on themes of urban resilience. Among his recent works he has co-edited A Handbook of Regional Economic Resilience (Edward Elgar, 2020) and Economic Resilience: The response of European regions to the economic crisis (Edward Elgar, 2018).Adam P. Marshall conducts interdisciplinary research on the political economy of environmental conflict, (un)sustainability, just transition, and de/post-growth. His work has been published in Ecological Economics and Marketing Management.

by Jane LethbridgeCentre for Research in Employment and Work (CREW), University of Greenwich, London, UKJane Lethbridge specialises in the analysis of the global commercialisation of health and social care and its impact on health and social care workers, social dialogue and democratic professionalism. She was the director of the Public Services International Research Unit (PSIRU) from 2013 to 2018. She published ‘Democratic Professionalism in Public Services' (Policy/Bristol University Press) in 2019. She is a member of the Centre for Research into Employment and Work (CREW), at University of Greenwich.

by Andrew BeerSally WellerHelen DinmoreJulie RatcliffeIlke OnurDavid BaileyTom BarnesJacob IrvingSandy HorneJosefina AtienzaMarkku Sotarautaa UniSA Business, University of South Australia, Australiab College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Flinders University, Bedford Park, Australiac College of Business, Government and Law, Flinders University, Bedford Park, Australiad Department of Management, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UKe Institute for Humanities and Social Sciences, Australian Catholic University, Sydney, Australiaf Faculty of Management and Business, Tampere University, Tampere, FinlandProf Andrew Beer is Executive Dean of UniSA Business at the University of South Australia. His research interests include the operation and functioning of Australia’s housing markets, the drivers of regional growth, economic change in major cities and the impact of major plant closures.Assoc. Prof Sally Weller is an economic geographer and economic sociologist at the University of South Australia. Her interests focus on labour markets, regional development and Australian political economy.Dr Helen Dinmore is a Research Fellow in UniSA Business at the University of South Australia. She has a background in the humanities and her research interests include housing, work, and social and economic disadvantage.Prof Julie Ratcliffe is Matthew Flinders Fellow and Professor of Health Economics at Flinders University. Her research interests include measuring and valuing quality of life and wellbeing in individuals and communities and the application of choice modelling in establishing individuals and community preferences for employment re-structuring and future employment options.Ilke Onur is an Associate Professor of Economics in the College of Business, Government and Law at Flinders University. His general field of research is applied microeconomics with special focus on industrial organisation, auctions, health and development economics, economics of information systems and electronic commerce.Prof David Bailey is Professor of Business Economics at the Birmingham Business School, and a Senior Fellow of the ESRC’s UK in a Changing Europe programme, exploring the impacts of Brexit on UK automotive and manufacturing. He has written extensively on industrial and regional policy, especially in relation to manufacturing and the auto industry.Dr Tom Barnes is an economic sociologist and ARC DECRA Senior Research Fellow at Australian Catholic University (ACU) in Sydney. His research primarily focuses on insecure, precarious and informal work in Australia and Asia.Mr Jacob Irving is a Project Officer supporting research activities in UniSA Business at the University of South Australia. His current PhD research investigates the impacts of emerging transport technologies on land use, and his research interests include urban economics and spatial studies.Ms Sandy Horne is Project Officer: Research for UniSA Business at the University of South Australia. She has worked closely on several Category 1 funded research projects.Ms Josefina Atienza is Linkage Research Coordinator in UniSA Business at the University of South Australia.Prof Markku Sotarauta is Professor of Regional Development Studies in Faculty of Management and Business at Tampere University, Finland. In 2011-2013, he served as the founding Dean of the School of Management and, in 2009-2010, as the last Dean of the Faculty of Economics and Administration. Professor Sotarauta specialises in leadership and institutional entrepreneurship in city and regional development.

by Al RainnieDarryn Snella UniSA Business, University of South Australia, Adelaide, Australiab Department of Management, RMIT, Melbourne, AustraliaAl Rainnie is an Adjunct Professor at the University of South Australia and Curtin University. His latest book – Work, Workers and Waste – written with Andrew Herod and Susan McGrath Champ will be published by Edward Elgar in the near future.Darryn Snell is an Associate Professor in the School of Management and coordinator of the Work in Transition Research Group and co-coordinator the Skills, Training and Industry Research Network at RMIT University, Melbourne. Darryn has worked extensively on just transition, employment, skills and workforce development questions. His research has focused on a range of industries including electricity generation, cleantech, auto manufacturing, transport and logistics, and agri-foods.

by Bob HanckéLaurenz Matheia London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UKb Finance Ministry, Vienna, AustriaBob Hancké (PhD, MIT) is Visiting Senior Fellow at the LSE and Managing Director of the Political Economy consultancy PEACS (www.peacs.info). From September 2000 until January 2024, he was Associate Professor of Political Economy at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). He has held research positions at MIT, Harvard University and the WZB in Berlin, and visiting appointments in Beijing (Peking University), Budapest (CEU), Florence (EUI), and Jerusalem (Hebrew University). He is the author of several books and about 50 research articles in leading journals.Laurenz Mathei (MSc, LSE) is a policy expert at the Austrian Ministry of Finance, focusing on industrial strategy and state aid. Previously, Laurenz was co-founder of the political economy consultancy PEACS, and worked at the UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.