Environmental and Climate Policy; Eco-Sufficiency; Policy Paradigms; Policy Change; Participatory Governance; Environmental Movements; DIY Cultures.

Politics and Citizenship

Inês Rocha Trindade is a Research Assistant at the Centre for Research and Studies in Sociology (CIES-Iscte). She studies approaches governing sustainability transitions, with a particular focus on the intersection between eco-sufficiency lifestyles and environmental policy. Her research interests are: environmental and climate policy; eco-sufficiency; policy paradigms; policy change; participatory governance; environmental movements; and DIY cultures. She is currently working on EU climate and sustainability governance under the project “European Green Deal: Governing the EU’s Transition towards Climate Neutrality and Sustainability” (GreenDeal-NET); a Jean Monnet network of 12 European partner universities that aims to promote knowledge, dialogue, and debate on the European Green Deal and the challenges of its implementation. In the past, she worked in the field of migration, both at governmental (Portuguese Consulate General in London) and intergovernmental (IOM-UN Migration) levels, on Diaspora issues and migrant empowerment. Her academic background is in Political Science, Public Policy, and Development Studies.