Isabella Hawkes

I am a postgraduate researcher funded by the SWDTP on their ‘Sustainable Futures’ pathway. My research explores the diverse and complex ways in which citizens engage with energy systems, specifically facilitating deliberative spaces for just net zero transitions.

I am interested in how citizens are implicated within energy systems, how they conceptualise these engagements and how these conceptualisations may change over time. Using mixed-method, deliberative methodologies (deliberative mapping and longitudinal profiles) I hope to generate new ways of thinking about public engagement and appraisal of energy futures. 

My research supervisors are Prof. Catherine Butler, Dr.Christina Demski and Dr. Iain Soutar

Prior to joining University of Exeter, I worked in public engagement roles within the conservation and community energy sectors. This included coordinating and leading workshops, talks, and events, managing digital and print communications and facilitating strategic workshops with community energy groups.