Dafni Kalatzi-Pantera

Hello! I am a Leverhulme Research Fellow in the School of Social and Political Sciences at the University of Glasgow after being awarded a Leverhulme Trust Early Career Fellowship. During my fellowship, I study the political attitudes of the winners of the energy transition (those who stand to benefit from it) and examine how these groups can be mobilized to support parties that advance the decarbonization agenda.

My broader work lies between comparative politics and the political economy of climate. At its core, all my work seeks to answer a key question: What drives climate action among the societal actors essential for the transition? In particular, I focus on environmental behaviors of individuals, political elites, and corporations by exploring the motivations, incentives, and constraints that influence environmental behavior across different contexts.

Some of my research has appeared in peer-reviewed journals, such as The European Journal of Political Research, The Lancet, and Environmental Politics. Methodologically, I use causal inference designs (observational, experimental) and computational text analysis.