Main research areas
- Socio-technical systems and energy planning
- Energy transitions and social psychology
- Environmental psychology, environmental justice and political ecology
Current research
My research contributes mainly to the energy transitions and social science body of knowledge. This interdisciplinary field of research draws upon insights and theories from science- and technology studies (STS), planning- and governance studies, social-, environmental- and political psychology, social- and political anthropology. Specifically, I have studied renewable energy technology (RET)-related social- and political controversies, environmental impact assessment (EIA) processes, policy initiatives for the promotion of RETs and actor perspectives of socio-technical change processes in the Danish district heating sector. I have also explored elite resistance to political change processes in Boliva and land conflicts in post-war Gulu, Northern Uganda.
My current research explores the social- and political psychology of change processes.
Teaching
- Research design and research methodology
- Qualitative methods and mixed methods
- Ethnography
Publications
Displaying of publications. Sorted by year, then title.
Should end-users take their clothes off inside on a cold winter's day? Sustainability pressures on district heating professionals in Denmark
K. Johansen, P. J. Upham
(2025) Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 207
Journal articleShould end-users take their clothes off inside on a cold winters’ day? Actor perceptions of sociotechnical change processes and regime stress: The case of district heating in Denmark
Katinka Johansen
(2023) Frontiers in Psychology , p.1-17
Journal articleA Brief History of District Heating and Combined Heat and Power in Denmark : Promoting Energy Efficiency, Fuel Diversification, and Energy Flexibility
Katinka Johansen
(2022) Energies, 15
Journal articleCOMBINED HEAT & POWER – heat infrastructure planning in Denmark
Katinka Johansen
(2022) HOT/COOL International Magazine on District Heating and Cooling, 3 p.16-19
Journal articleA niche technique overlooked in the Danish district heating sector? Exploring socio-technical perspectives of short-term thermal energy storage for building energy flexibility
Katinka Johansen, Hicham Johra
(2022) Energy, 256
Journal articleSomething is sustainable in the state of Denmark : A review of the Danish district heating sector
Katinka Johansen, Sven Werner
(2022) Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 158
Journal articleCombined heat & power : Heat infrastructure planning in Denmark [History]
Katinka Johansen
(2021) IEEE Power and Energy Magazine, 19 p.97-107
Journal articleWind Energy in Denmark : A Short History [History]
Katinka Johansen
(2021) IEEE Power and Energy Magazine, 19 p.94-102
Journal articleBlowing in the wind : A brief history of wind energy and wind power technologies in Denmark
Katinka Johansen
(2021) Energy Policy, 152
Journal articleA cognitive mess : Mixed feelings about wind farms on the Danish coast and the emotions of energy infrastructure opposition
Katinka Johansen, Paul Upham
(2020) Energy Research and Social Science, 66
Journal articleBeboernes betydning for den realiserede varmebesparelse ved renovering af boliger
Katinka Johansen, Kirsten Gram-Hanssen, Jesper Ole Jensen, Anders Rhiger Hansen, Gianluca Trotta
(2020)
ReportLocal support for renewable energy technologies? : Attitudes towards near-shore wind farms among second home owners and permanent area residents on the Danish coast
Katinka Johansen
(2019) Energy Policy, 132 p.691-701
Journal articleThe post-normal politics and science of wind power planning : Evidence from a Danish near-shore wind farm tender
Katinka Johansen, Paul Upham
(2019) Energy Research & Social Science, 53 p.182-193
Journal articleEnergy transitions and social psychology : A sociotechnical perspective
Katinka Johansen, Paul Upham, Paula Bögel
(2019)
BookUsing residential buildings to manage flexibility in the district heating network : Perspectives and future visions from sector professionals
Katinka Johansen, P. V. K. Andersen, S. Georg, K. Gram-Hanssen, P. K. Heiselberg, et al.
(2019) IOP Conf. Series: Earth and Environmental Science, 352 p.1-9
Journal articleHarnessing place attachment for local climate mitigation? : Hypothesising connections between broadening representations of place and readiness for change
Katinka Johansen, Paul Upham, Paula Maria Bögel, Stephen Axon, Jennifer Garard, et al.
(2018) Local Environment, 23 p.912-919
Journal articleWind farm acceptance for sale? : Evidence from the Danish wind farm co-ownership scheme
Katinka Johansen, Jens Emborg
(2018) Energy Policy, 117 p.413-422
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Background
I hold a PhD in social psychology and energy transitions and a MSc in political anthropology. My research profile is interdisciplinary.
Media Enquiries
Areas of expertise for journalists
- Sociotechnical perspectives of wind farm planning, EIA processes and district heating
- Energy planning and energy policies, related social and political controversies
- Socio-psychological perspectives of local land-use change