Natalia Magnani holds a PhD in Sociology from the London School of Economics and Political Science, UK. She is Assistant Professor in Environmental Sociology and Urban/Rural Sociology at the Department of Sociology and Social Research of the University of Trento. Her research interests include energy transition, energy communities, sustainable development and environmental conflicts. On these issues she has published various articles in internationally renown journals such as Energy Policy, Energy Research & Social Science, Energy, Journal of Rural Studies, Organization & Environment in addition to books and book chapters.