Aurore Fransolet is a senior researcher in ecological economics, holding the Just Transitions Chair at the Université libre de Bruxelles and a postdoctoral position at Sciences Po Paris, while also teaching at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel. She develops a research agenda on the governance of just transitions from a post-growth perspective. Her work examines the institutional transformations and the political dynamics that shape the making of a “social-ecological state” — one capable of addressing intertwined social inequalities and ecological degradation in an integrated manner. Initially focused on the Belgian multi-level governance system, her empirical research is increasingly extending to European comparative analyses. Adopting a trans- and interdisciplinary perspective, she combines qualitative and mixed methods with forward-looking approaches drawn from critical futures studies.