Dr Ami Crowther

Ami is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow that joined the GSI in 2022.

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Background

Ami is a Human Geographer, with the concepts of place, space and scale underpinning her research and understanding of the world. Drawing upon qualitative research methods, she is interested in understanding the different narratives, experiences, and relationships within society. Much of her work is guided by developing insights that are of policy-relevance, with the intention of supporting different voices and perspectives to be captured within governance processes.

Ami’s PhD research focused on the governance of place-based decarbonisation visions. Drawing upon a case study of Greater Manchester, UK, she utilised a relational framing to unpack the politics, power dynamics, and justice implications of decarbonisation ambitions. She is currently exploring opportunities for building upon the insights from her PhD using creative research methods and mapping.

Through her role in the GSI, Ami has experience of working on EU-funded consortium projects, including SSH CENTRE and SHARED GREEN DEAL. Within the SSH CENTRE, alongside colleagues, she edited a book on interdisciplinary recommendations for EU energy policy. Previously, she was involved in the POWER UP project, which focused on innovative social business models to support those experiencing energy poverty to participate in energy transitions. Her role focused on evaluating the activities undertaken and overseeing the production of accessible materials that synthesised the project’s learnings.

Research interests

• Place
• Governance
• Low-carbon transitions
• Relationality

Qualifications

• BA Geography, Lancaster University
• MSc Environment and Development, London School of Economics and Political Science
• PG Cert Learning and Teaching in Higher Education, Anglia Ruskin University
• PhD Geography, University of Manchester

Memberships, editorial boards

• RGS-IBG Fellow
• Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA)

Selected recent publications

Foulds, C., Truninger, M., Aggeli, A., Crowther, A. and Robison, R. (2025). The Meso Multiple in energy and climate research: How different Social Sciences treat the in-betweenness between the micro and macro. Energy Research & Social Science, 119, p.103910.

Crowther, A., Foulds, C., Robison, R. and Gladkykh, G. (2024). Strengthening European Energy Policy: Governance Recommendations From Innovative Interdisciplinary Collaborations. London: Palgrave Macmillan.

Crowther, A., Petrova, S. and Evans, J. (2023). Between vision and implementation: the exclusionary disjuncture of domestic heat decarbonisation in Greater Manchester. Local Environment, 28(8), pp.1045-1061.

Crowther, A., Petrova, S., Evans, J. and Scott, K. (2023). Making and mobilising place: The governance of Greater Manchester’s decarbonisation ambitions. Norsk Geografisk Tidsskrift-Norwegian Journal of Geography, 77(3), pp.157-170.

Crowther, A., Petrova, S., Evans, J. and Scott, K. (2022). The crises of a crisis: The impact of Covid-19 on localised decarbonisation ambitions in the United Kingdom. Energy Research & Social Science, 93, p.102838.

Crowther, A., Petrova, S. and Evans, J. (2021). Toward regional low-carbon energy transitions in England: A relational perspective. Frontiers in Sustainable Cities, 3, p.635970.