Irina Papazu

Irina Papazu is an Associate Professor at the IT University of Copenhagen, affiliated with the Technologies in Practice department and the Center for Climate IT and Center for Digital Welfare. Her research focuses on Science and Technology Studies (STS), climate change, digitalization, and public policy. She explores topics like digital inclusion, renewable energy transitions, and the intersection of technology and governance.

Research Interests:
- Climate policy and citizen participation in democratic processes
- Digital transformation of public institutions and welfare systems
- Ethnographic studies of energy transitions and entrepreneurial practices
- Controversy mapping and reconfiguration of political agency

Grants & Projects:

• Principal Investigator of SOS: Infrastructure for partially digital citizens (2021–2024)
• Lead of DIGI-FRONT: Transnational Collaboration at the Digital Frontier (2023–2027)
• Co-Investigator in Data i professionsudøvelsen and DaR: Data as Relation

Labs/Teams: Active in the Center for Digital Welfare and collaborates with interdisciplinary teams on climate and tech governance.