Soma Rahmani

Dr. Soma Rahmani is a researcher in science, technology, and sustainability policy. She earned her PhD in Science and Technology Policy Making through a joint program between Mazandaran University (Iran) and Lund University (Sweden), where her doctoral research examined technological catch-up in the context of sustainability transitions in the iron and steel industry.

She has served as a postdoctoral research fellow at the Science, Technology, and Society Unit of Graz University of Technology since October 2023, contributing to project on accelerating electric vehicle adoption in Austria, drawing insights from Norway.  During her stay, she co-authored joint papers and developed national and international research proposals in collaboration with scholars from other countries.

Beginning in January 2025, she will undertake a six-month research stay at the department of Environmental systems sciences at the University of Graz, focusing on governance challenges in multi-sectoral integration to promote private passenger electric vehicle adoption in Styria.

Research Interests

• Socio-technical transitions
  • Transformation and transition policies
  • Governance of transitions
  • Just transitions
  • Technology catch-up in sustainability transition