Alevgul H Sorman
Biographic Data
| ID | 2493483 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Alevgul H Sorman |
| GIVEN NAMES | Alevgul H |
| FAMILY NAME | Sorman |
| SIGNATURE | SORMAN A H |
| AFFILIATIONS | Ikerbasque |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-9935-5140 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 16 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 170 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 16 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 6 |
Reclaiming the margins in environmental research
European research policy aspires to “spread excellence”, yet Social Sciences and Humanities (SSH) actors from Southern and Central-Eastern Europe (SE/CEE) rarely occupy agenda-setting roles. In the context of academic capitalism, anchoring analysis examines how marketised competition, network centrality, and epistemic valuation shape meaningful participation, including leadership/coordination, control over work packages/budgets, and agenda influe…
Missing the humanities? Prioritising affective, imaginative, transformative, critical and human dimensions in transitions research
Investing in Nature
Solar masculinities from the south
Solidaric solarities
Solar energy has become the world's cheapest and fastest scaling electricity source. Multiple societal sectors are electrifying, and the scale and pace of change give some hope of near-future rapid climate mitigation through solar rollouts despite the bleak record to date. Critiques of utility-scale solar development foreground injustices like displacing marginalised groups and perpetuating resource inequity. Governance scholars argue for stringe…
Cultures of transformation
The challenges posed by climate change have generated many initiatives that seek to implement societal transformations. In most cases, these focus on technology developments, adoption and diffusion but neglect the social and cultural dimensions of a transformation. Insights from systems and behavioural sciences can provide valuable guidance on these aspects, but the utility of this literature is limited by two factors. Firstly, the literature on …
When two movements collide
The term ‘Just Transition’ (JT) emerged from the 1970s North American labour movement to become a campaign for a planned energy transition that includes justice and fairness for workers. There is diversity in the JT narratives and ambitions that different actors put forward regarding its aims and strategies. This article critically reviews academic and grey literature on the JT in the Global North and South Africa to examine how labour, advocacy,…
(Counter)mapping renewables
The ongoing expansion of renewable energies entails major spatial reconfigurations with social, environmental, and political dimensions. These emerging geographies are, however, in the process of taking shape, as their early configurations are still open to democratic intervention and contestation. While a recent line of research highlights the prominent role that maps are playing in directing such processes, the potential effects of countermappi…
From consultation toward co-production in science and policy
The desirability of transitions in demand
Lost (and found) in Transition
Three sides to every story
Transitions toward a low-carbon future are not only technical and economical, but also deeply social and gendered. The gendered nature of energy transitions is often implicit and unexplored. As a corrective, this paper explores energy pathways by applying concepts from innovations and gender studies. We examine gender perspectives and niche energy innovations which could disrupt the regime. The regime represents the mainstream pathway that includ…
Assessing risks of low-carbon transition pathways
Beyond special circumstances
The contours of Turkey's climate policy have remained almost intact over the past two decades. Being an Annex I party without any mitigation commitments, Turkey maintains a peculiar position under UNFCCC . Subsequent to 12 years of delay in signing both the Framework Convention and the Kyoto Protocol, Turkey had the highest rate of increase in greenhouse gas emissions among the Annex I countries with 110.4% upsurge in the period 1990 and 2013. Ye…
Beyond water security
Energy transitions and the global land rush
Energy transitions and the global land rush
(Counter)mapping renewables
The ongoing expansion of renewable energies entails major spatial reconfigurations with social, environmental, and political dimensions. These emerging geographies are, however, in the process of taking shape, as their early configurations are still open to democratic intervention and contestation. While a recent line of research highlights the prominent role that maps are playing in directing such processes, the potential effects of countermappi…
When two movements collide
The term ‘Just Transition’ (JT) emerged from the 1970s North American labour movement to become a campaign for a planned energy transition that includes justice and fairness for workers. There is diversity in the JT narratives and ambitions that different actors put forward regarding its aims and strategies. This article critically reviews academic and grey literature on the JT in the Global North and South Africa to examine how labour, advocacy,…
Three sides to every story
Transitions toward a low-carbon future are not only technical and economical, but also deeply social and gendered. The gendered nature of energy transitions is often implicit and unexplored. As a corrective, this paper explores energy pathways by applying concepts from innovations and gender studies. We examine gender perspectives and niche energy innovations which could disrupt the regime. The regime represents the mainstream pathway that includ…
From consultation toward co-production in science and policy
Solidaric solarities
Solar energy has become the world's cheapest and fastest scaling electricity source. Multiple societal sectors are electrifying, and the scale and pace of change give some hope of near-future rapid climate mitigation through solar rollouts despite the bleak record to date. Critiques of utility-scale solar development foreground injustices like displacing marginalised groups and perpetuating resource inequity. Governance scholars argue for stringe…
Beyond special circumstances
The contours of Turkey's climate policy have remained almost intact over the past two decades. Being an Annex I party without any mitigation commitments, Turkey maintains a peculiar position under UNFCCC . Subsequent to 12 years of delay in signing both the Framework Convention and the Kyoto Protocol, Turkey had the highest rate of increase in greenhouse gas emissions among the Annex I countries with 110.4% upsurge in the period 1990 and 2013. Ye…
Assessing risks of low-carbon transition pathways
Beyond water security
Lost (and found) in Transition
Solar masculinities from the south
Cultures of transformation
The challenges posed by climate change have generated many initiatives that seek to implement societal transformations. In most cases, these focus on technology developments, adoption and diffusion but neglect the social and cultural dimensions of a transformation. Insights from systems and behavioural sciences can provide valuable guidance on these aspects, but the utility of this literature is limited by two factors. Firstly, the literature on …
Energy transitions and the global land rush
Beyond water security
Beyond special circumstances
The contours of Turkey's climate policy have remained almost intact over the past two decades. Being an Annex I party without any mitigation commitments, Turkey maintains a peculiar position under UNFCCC . Subsequent to 12 years of delay in signing both the Framework Convention and the Kyoto Protocol, Turkey had the highest rate of increase in greenhouse gas emissions among the Annex I countries with 110.4% upsurge in the period 1990 and 2013. Ye…
The desirability of transitions in demand
Lost (and found) in Transition
Three sides to every story
Transitions toward a low-carbon future are not only technical and economical, but also deeply social and gendered. The gendered nature of energy transitions is often implicit and unexplored. As a corrective, this paper explores energy pathways by applying concepts from innovations and gender studies. We examine gender perspectives and niche energy innovations which could disrupt the regime. The regime represents the mainstream pathway that includ…
Assessing risks of low-carbon transition pathways
From consultation toward co-production in science and policy
Cultures of transformation
The challenges posed by climate change have generated many initiatives that seek to implement societal transformations. In most cases, these focus on technology developments, adoption and diffusion but neglect the social and cultural dimensions of a transformation. Insights from systems and behavioural sciences can provide valuable guidance on these aspects, but the utility of this literature is limited by two factors. Firstly, the literature on …
When two movements collide
The term ‘Just Transition’ (JT) emerged from the 1970s North American labour movement to become a campaign for a planned energy transition that includes justice and fairness for workers. There is diversity in the JT narratives and ambitions that different actors put forward regarding its aims and strategies. This article critically reviews academic and grey literature on the JT in the Global North and South Africa to examine how labour, advocacy,…
(Counter)mapping renewables
The ongoing expansion of renewable energies entails major spatial reconfigurations with social, environmental, and political dimensions. These emerging geographies are, however, in the process of taking shape, as their early configurations are still open to democratic intervention and contestation. While a recent line of research highlights the prominent role that maps are playing in directing such processes, the potential effects of countermappi…
Solidaric solarities
Solar energy has become the world's cheapest and fastest scaling electricity source. Multiple societal sectors are electrifying, and the scale and pace of change give some hope of near-future rapid climate mitigation through solar rollouts despite the bleak record to date. Critiques of utility-scale solar development foreground injustices like displacing marginalised groups and perpetuating resource inequity. Governance scholars argue for stringe…
Investing in Nature
Solar masculinities from the south
Reclaiming the margins in environmental research
European research policy aspires to “spread excellence”, yet Social Sciences and Humanities (SSH) actors from Southern and Central-Eastern Europe (SE/CEE) rarely occupy agenda-setting roles. In the context of academic capitalism, anchoring analysis examines how marketised competition, network centrality, and epistemic valuation shape meaningful participation, including leadership/coordination, control over work packages/budgets, and agenda influe…
Missing the humanities? Prioritising affective, imaginative, transformative, critical and human dimensions in transitions research
Political science (11 works) · Economics (8 works) · Sociology (8 works) · Sustainability and Climate Change Governance (8 works) · Law (7 works) · Law (6 works) · Ecology (5 works) · Politics (5 works) · Social Acceptance of Renewable Energy (5 works) · Business (4 works)