Why did you choose to focus on the maritime shipping sector? What was it about the subject that interested you from the start?
- The sea, boats and ships, and especially sailing have always been a big part of my life, and my main motivation for doing a PhD was the opportunity to combine my interest in shipping with my background in environmental and sustainability science. During my PhD, I also developed a fascination for transition dynamics in sectors that are particularly difficult to transition to fossil-free, such as the shipping sector.
What research methods did you use?
- Mainly interviews, document analysis, and observations in different combinations for the three studies included in the thesis.
Was there anything that surprised you during the process?
- The fact that shipping is a sector that is difficult to convert to more sustainable propulsion technologies was obvious from the start, but the more I have delved into various aspects of how a transition could take place, it has become more and more clear how complex and difficult to navigate such a transition is.