Julia Epp

Julia Epp is a Research Fellow at the Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin für Sozialforschung (WZB) in the Sciency Policy Studies Group, part of the Kopernikus-project P2X. Her work focuses on energy policy, climate action, and citizen participation in socio-technical transitions. She holds an M.Sc. in Integrated Natural Resource Management from Humboldt-University Berlin (2015–2017) and a B.A. in Politics and Public Administration from the University of Constance (2010–2014).

Her research explores topics such as procedural justice in energy initiatives, decentralized energy transitions, and the role of citizen participation in policy design. Notable projects include the EU City Calculator modeling tool and the Ariadne Citizen Conference on Heat Transition. She has also contributed to studies on hydrogen economy perceptions and youth acceptance of P2X technologies.

Key areas of investigation include socio-technical imaginaries, collective energy citizenship, and the governance of conflicting energy policy goals. Her work bridges social science methodologies with applied policy analysis, emphasizing participatory approaches to sustainable development.