Zhen Jie Im

Zhen Jie Im is a postdoctoral researcher at LUT University (Lappeenranta, Finland) within the School of Engineering Sciences, focusing on social sciences. She is affiliated with the REMPEAT project and holds an additional researcher role at the Department of International Economics, Government and Business at Copenhagen Business School. Her work bridges structural economic transformations with political sociology, particularly examining technological change, green transition, and welfare state dynamics.

• Education: PhD in Sociology (University of Helsinki), MSc in Comparative Political Sociology (Institut d'études politiques de Paris), BA in History (Sciences Po - Campus Europe-Asie au Havre)

Her research explores how citizens respond politically to automation, decarbonization, and labor market shifts, emphasizing fairness perceptions in policy outcomes. She investigates the interplay between welfare chauvinism, status decline, and support for radical right parties, alongside policy mechanisms like parental leave directives and green industrial strategies.

Recent publications focus on EU social and environmental policies, with a 2025 Global Social Policy article analyzing decarbonization trade-offs and a 2024 Electoral Studies paper on redistribution preferences in Nordic welfare states. She contributes to debates on labor market training access, automation risks, and multi-level governance of social policies.

Peer review activities span 49 reviews across journals like European Political Science Review, Journal of European Social Policy, and Political Studies, reflecting her expertise in policy analysis and political sociology.