Ulrike Ehgartner

Ulrike Ehgartner is an Honorary Researcher in Sociology at the University of Manchester and currently based at the University of York. She specializes in environmental sociology, focusing on sustainable consumption, social inequality, and behavioral change. Her work examines the interplay between discourses, policy-making, and practices related to food systems and waste reduction. She has contributed to projects like FixOurFood, exploring business roles in food system transformation.

Her methodological expertise includes sociological discourse analysis and qualitative methods such as interviews, focus groups, and participatory workshops. She holds a PhD in Sociology from the University of Manchester (2019) and has conducted research on sustainable food consumption discourses and waste narratives.

• Education: PhD in Sociology (University of Manchester, 2019), Master’s in Media Education (University of Graz/Klagenfurt), Undergraduate in Educational Sciences.
• Affiliations: Sustainable Consumption Institute (SCI), FixOurFood Project.

Her research emphasizes place-based approaches, policy analysis, and transformative methodologies. She has collaborated on ESRC-funded projects and contributed to grant proposals on circular economies and cultural cosmopolitanism.

Her recent publications address cultural futures, waste reduction narratives, and innovative social research methods. She actively engages in public discourse through blogs and media contributions.