Tamara Metze

Tamara Metze is a Professor at Wageningen University & Research, specializing in Public Administration and Policy. Her work bridges discursive policy analysis with sustainability transitions, focusing on circular economy, climate change governance, and bioeconomy challenges.

• Active in transdisciplinary research (2022-2025) with institutions like TU Delft, MIT, and WUR Energy Alliance
• Key collaborator in EU bioeconomy research projects
• Contributor to critical policy methodologies via discourse/framing/narrative analysis

Metze's research explores:

• Discourse coalitions in science-policy interfaces
• Visual framing dynamics in emerging technologies
• Conflict resolution in urban greening initiatives
• Small wins in circular economy transitions
• Triple helix collaboration models
• Emotion dynamics in policy processes

Her publications demonstrate consistent engagement with:

• Interpretive policy analysis
• Transdisciplinary sustainability science
• Climate change communication
• Digital discourse analysis
• Governance of socio-technical transitions
• Democratic participation in bioeconomy

Metze supervises PhD candidates in projects related to:

• Regional energy justice (Overijssel, 2020-present)
• Novel food technologies governance (2019-present)
• Urban greening conflicts (2023-present)