Energy Politics & Justice: KMVES at the ECPR General Conference 2025
At the European Consortium for Political Research conference, held during the last week of August at Aristotle University in Thessaloniki, Greece, our colleagues specializing in energy politics and justice research left a significant mark. Our doctoral students played a key role in the presentations as co-authors of the research. The following individuals presented at the conference:
- Jan Osička co-chaired the "Energy Politics in a Changing World" section and presented the paper "Transition Capture: The Story of Rent-Seeking and Corruption in the Formative Years of Ukraine's Renewable Energy Industry," co-authored by Anton Pushko, a graduate of our Energy Policy Studies program.
- Lukáš Lehotský chaired the "From Texts to Networks" panel and co-authored the paper "Energy Justice Framework Meets Chronopolitics: A Case Study of Czech Coal Regions Energy Transition" with Ladislav Zářecký, a doctoral student, and Filip Černoch. Lukáš Lehotský also presented the paper "Cross-Border Coal Conflicts: Examining Claim-Making Dynamics in the Turow Lignite Mine Dispute" co-authored by Filip Černoch.
- Hedvika Koďousková co-chaired the "Unsettling the Governance of Energy (In)justice" panel with Stefan Buzarovski and, together with doctoral student Dominik David, presented the paper "Insulating Inequality: Limits of Housing Retrofit Subsidies in Tackling Energy Poverty in Czechia."
