Data-Driven Democracy? Using Social Media and AI for Knowledge Co-production in Energy Transition Research

As global challenges grow increasingly difficult to address, the need for relevant knowledge in policymaking has become more critical than ever. In fields such as sustainability research, discussions about the co-production of knowledge emphasise the involvement of diverse stakeholders in generating relevant information for democratic decision-making processes. Particularly in technology-intensive areas like energy, the voices of experts have traditionally dominated, often marginalising the perspectives of citizens affected by energy policies and leading to epistemic injustices.