Aurore Fransolet

Aurore Fransolet is a senior researcher in ecological economics, holding the Just Transitions Chair at the Université libre de Bruxelles and a postdoctoral position at Sciences Po Paris. She is developping a research agenda on the governance of just transitions from a post-growth perspective. Her work focuses on the institutional arrangements, political dynamics, and policy instruments that shape the making of a “social-ecological state” — one capable of addressing intertwined social inequalities and ecological degradation in an integrated manner. Initially centered on the Belgian multi-level governance system, her empirical work is increasingly extending to European comparative analyses. Adopting a trans- and interdisciplinary perspective, her research combines qualitative and mixed methods with forward-looking approaches drawn from (critical) futures studies. She currently coordinates “Governing Just Transitions from the Top: Barriers and Levers to Align Urban Polluter Elites with Sufficiency Corridors”, a research project jointly led by Université libre de Bruxelles and Vrije Universiteit Brussel.