Economic Sociologist | Co-created Local Climate Bonds - raised +£30M for #netzero projects so far | Now researching social relations of retrofit | Deputy Head of School @sspatleeds.bsky.social | First-Gen | Views minehttps://bsky.app/profile/profmarkdavis.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/profmarkdavis.bsky.social/post/3ll7xyiyjvk2v✍🏻 NEW PAPER ✍🏻 Should we govern the energy transition through bold ‘Mission Led’ government or pragmatic ‘Radical Incrementalism’? This question frames our latest paper, published by @britishacademy.bsky.social in a collection using SHAPE disciplines to improve governance for rapid decarbonisation.25 Mar 2025 19:11 +0000at://did:plc:rrhnbulwuodey2cheq4ucysc/app.bsky.feed.post/3ll7xyiyjvk2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/profmarkdavis.bsky.social/post/3lkoorecdws2mYeah so, last Thursday… this happened! A sincere and very heartfelt ‘thank you’ to everyone who made the time to come along to my inaugural professorial lecture @universityofleeds.bsky.social, entitled: “If liquid modern life is rubbish, what should we do about it? Sociological fragments”18 Mar 2025 22:11 +0000at://did:plc:rrhnbulwuodey2cheq4ucysc/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkoorecdws2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/profmarkdavis.bsky.social/post/3ljoxdy6mos25Back in 2018, I led a project that co-created Community Municipal Investments (CMIs), the model behind local climate bonds for UK councils. This week, one of the project’s original case studies, Bristol City Council, launched its first CMI offer 🎉 More below: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c62zzp63ydqo06 Mar 2025 07:19 +0000at://did:plc:rrhnbulwuodey2cheq4ucysc/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljoxdy6mos25https://bsky.app/profile/profmarkdavis.bsky.social/post/3liywzdeaus2rBetter get writing this then… Very honoured to have been asked to give an inaugural lecture as part of this series to celebrate social science expertise @universityofleeds.bsky.social Further details on my lecture and how to register a place via the link below: [contains quote post or other embedded content]25 Feb 2025 13:15 +0000at://did:plc:rrhnbulwuodey2cheq4ucysc/app.bsky.feed.post/3liywzdeaus2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/profmarkdavis.bsky.social/post/3lhe75v7yxc2qThanks to all @lssi.bsky.social for the invitation to contribute to this event, a window into some really inspiring research by social scientists in collaboration with a range of impact partners. See below: [contains quote post or other embedded content]04 Feb 2025 13:49 +0000at://did:plc:rrhnbulwuodey2cheq4ucysc/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhe75v7yxc2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/profmarkdavis.bsky.social/post/3ldl3ekuakc2uEver received an Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) for your home and thought “well that looks real expensive and a lot of hassle: where do I start?” There’s a sociological solution to this major challenge of domestic retrofit in the UK. New paper out today: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S221462962400454718 Dec 2024 09:49 +0000at://did:plc:rrhnbulwuodey2cheq4ucysc/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldl3ekuakc2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/profmarkdavis.bsky.social/post/3lckob72ock2wLove this! I’ve benefitted hugely from the support of LSSI and Policy Leeds in working with Leeds City Council and a range of other local government partners, and this is exactly the kind of framework to accelerate that vital civic collaboration. My congrats to all involved 🙌 [contains quote post or other embedded content]05 Dec 2024 12:29 +0000at://did:plc:rrhnbulwuodey2cheq4ucysc/app.bsky.feed.post/3lckob72ock2whttps://bsky.app/profile/profmarkdavis.bsky.social/post/3lccobrrfgk2yWeekend Goals…02 Dec 2024 08:08 +0000at://did:plc:rrhnbulwuodey2cheq4ucysc/app.bsky.feed.post/3lccobrrfgk2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/profmarkdavis.bsky.social/post/3lbtqqkuy422cCome along and hear some distinguished guests discuss the latest book of our three-volume series on Zygmunt Bauman’s Selected Writings, hosted by Prof Matt Dawson (Glasgow) on behalf of @bsatheory.bsky.social All details below: [contains quote post or other embedded content]26 Nov 2024 09:43 +0000at://did:plc:rrhnbulwuodey2cheq4ucysc/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbtqqkuy422chttps://bsky.app/profile/profmarkdavis.bsky.social/post/3lbor3xg7zs2xMy work on local climate bonds and retrofit is driven by insights from sociological theory, in particular the work of Zygmunt Bauman. I established the Bauman Institute @sspatleeds.bsky.social in 2010, writing and editing several books and articles on this vital approach to understanding our world24 Nov 2024 10:06 +0000at://did:plc:rrhnbulwuodey2cheq4ucysc/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbor3xg7zs2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/profmarkdavis.bsky.social/post/3lbhanhgmqs2uElsewhere, I’ve done the theoretical work to interpret data from empirical projects on green finance innovations and energy efficiency interventions. My latest book is Crowdfunding and the Democratization of Finance (2021, Bristol UP): https://bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/crowdfunding-and-the-democratization-of-finance21 Nov 2024 10:23 +0000at://did:plc:rrhnbulwuodey2cheq4ucysc/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbhanhgmqs2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/profmarkdavis.bsky.social/post/3lbh6xmfi3c2u✍🏻 New Paper 📄 My first post to the bluesky community… ‘Towards a Relational Sociology of Retrofit’, published Online First today in Sociology: https://doi.org/10.1177/00380385241298177 #sociology #retrofit #energypolicy #netzero #trust #socialrelations21 Nov 2024 09:52 +0000at://did:plc:rrhnbulwuodey2cheq4ucysc/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbh6xmfi3c2u