The JUST Centre is focused on the pursuit of sustainability transformations that are people-centred, joined-up and socially just. Across five regions in the North of England, and with national reach and significance, they are exploring existing initiatives adopted by communities, municipalities, and businesses to pursue low-carbon living. Their interdisciplinary team works with a wide range of partners in those communities, not only to learn from existing initiatives but also to co-produce new ones.
The overall aims of the JUST Centre’s programme of research are to investigate:
What works, when, where and for whom – and what could work – to facilitate the development and implementation of joined-up interventions for a just transition to LCL?
How, where and with whose participation can sustainability transformations be accelerated – in ways that combine sustainability with justice – for citizens in places that benefit least from dominant economic and political systems?
What lessons for just sustainability transformations can governments, businesses, and communities learn from place-based, co-produced action research?
The Research Centre is divided into 6 themes:
- Principles of Change
- Policy, Governance & Change
- Social and Built Infrastructures
- Social & Solidarity Economies
- Democratic Innovations
- Methodological Innovation
PPERC-affiliated researchers: Stefan Bouzarovski
Urban Energy Transformations Hub 