Marie Louise Ljones

Researcher

malj@norceresearch.no
+47 56 10 72 56
Nygårdsgaten 112, 5008 Bergen, Norway

Marie Louise Ljones holds a master's degree in Political Science from the University of Bergen (2021) within the discipline of Administration and Organizational Science from the Department of Politics and Public Administration. In addition, she also holds a Master's degree in Natural Science from the University of Bergen (2008) within the discipline of Medical Cell Biology (Biochemistry). Marie has several years of work experience in study and project administration, both from the University of Bergen and Uni Research/NORCE Norwegian Research Centre. She currently works as a social science researcher in the Climate, Environment, and Sustainability Research Group where interdisciplinary issues are in focus.

Currently, Marie is involved in several international collaborative projects that focus on public and social acceptance in relation to technologies and methods that can contribute to the green transition, especially within the energy field. Stakeholder engagement, social acceptance and related concepts are important terms in that aspect, and methods such as interviews, focus groups, workshops, and deliberative arrangements are commonly used.

As a political scientist with a focus on administration and organizational science, one has acquired knowledge about politics, administration, and organization, and has studied how societal governance at the municipal, regional, national, or international level is interconnected. Marie is particularly interested in political and regulatory issues within the energy field, including studies of the societal aspects of renewable energy production, sector coupling, and system integration.

In 2021, Marie submitted a master's thesis on the International Energy Energy (IEA) and how the organization legitimizes its own exercise of authority on the global level within Global energy governance.

Some of Marie's active projects are: