Public Capacity for a Just Green Transition. The Collision: Justice – Social Realities

Authors

  • Maria Jeliazkova Institute of Philosophy and Sociology, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences

Keywords:

public capacity, pro-social values, substantive and procedural justice, a fair society, just green transition

Abstract

The article discusses the concept of public capacity. It presents results regarding: what are the attitudes, values ​​and beliefs regarding justice in Bulgarian society; what are the assessments of the current state along the justice - injustice axis; what are the expectations in this direction related to the green transition; what, according to popular attitudes, are the conditions for the green transition to be just. It concludes that as far as visions on just green transition are concerned, Bulgarian society is more homogenized, at least for now, than the various basic individual differentiations, socio-economic processes, and policies aimed at deliberate fragmentation of society suggest.

Author Biography

Maria Jeliazkova, Institute of Philosophy and Sociology, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences

Maria Jeliazkova, DSc., is Prof. at the Institute of Philosophy and Sociology, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. She is head of department “Public Policies and Social Change” and is an experienced researcher, engaged in review, analyze and recommendations in the fields of anti-poverty strategies, social integration, unemployment and active labor market policies. She has taken part in plenty of national and EU projects and has more than 70 publications in the fields. Jeliazkova teaches Social policy at Sofia University and at the University of National and World Economy. She is a member of the National Consultative Committee for Social Inclusion at the Council of Ministers in Bulgaria and a member of the Executive Committee of the European Anti-Poverty Network, Brussels.

Published

2025-10-15

How to Cite

Jeliazkova, M. . (2025). Public Capacity for a Just Green Transition. The Collision: Justice – Social Realities. Identities: Journal for Politics, Gender and Culture, 1(1), 10-27. Retrieved from http://www.identitiesjournal.edu.mk/index.php/IJPGC/article/view/625

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