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Kaunas University of Technology: Kaunas, LT

2021-07-01 to present | professor (Faculty of Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities)
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Aistė Balžekienė

Kaunas University of Technology: Kaunas, LT

2018-01-01 to present | Principal investigator (Civil Society and Sustainability Research group)
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Aistė Balžekienė

Kaunas University of Technology: Kaunas, LT

2012 to present | associate professor (Faculty of Social sciences, Arts and Humanities)
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Aistė Balžekienė

Kaunas University of Technology: Kaunas, LT

2006 to 2012 | Lecturer (Department of Sociology)
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Aistė Balžekienė

Profindex - market reserach agency: Vilnius, LT

1999 to 2001 | Market analyst, project manager
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Aistė Balžekienė

Education and qualifications (3)

Kaunas University of Technology: Kaunas, LT

2006-06 | PhD in Sociology (Department of Sociology)
Education
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Aistė Balžekienė

Central European University: Warsaw, PL

1998 to 1999 | Master of Arts degree in Sociology (Department of Sociology)
Education
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Aistė Balžekienė

Vytautas Magnus University: Kaunas, LT

1994 to 1998 | Bachelor in Sociology (minor in Psychology) (Department of Sociology)
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Aistė Balžekienė

Professional activities (7)

International Sociological Association: Madrid, ES

2023-06 to present | President (TG04 Sociology of Risk and Uncertainty)
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Aistė Balžekienė

Society for Risk analysis Europe Nordic Chapter: Lund, SE

2015 to present | Board member
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Aistė Balžekienė

Lithuanian Sociological Association: Vilnius, LT

2014 to present | Board member
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Aistė Balžekienė

European Sociological Association: Paris, Île-de-France, FR

2008 to present | Board member (RN22 Sociology of Risk and Uncertainty)
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Aistė Balžekienė

International Sociological Association: Madrid, ES

2006 to present | member (TG04 Sociology of Risk and Uncertainty)
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Aistė Balžekienė

Society for Risk Analysis Europe Nordic Chapter: Lund, SE

2019 to 2021 | President
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Aistė Balžekienė

European Sociological Association: Paris, Île-de-France, FR

2016 to 2019 | Chair (RN22 Sociology of Risk and Uncertainty)
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Aistė Balžekienė

Funding (8)

EU Decarbonisation in Times of Crises: Exploring Social Innovations and Enhancing an Equitable Twin Transition (DeCrises)

2025 to 2028 | Grant
HORIZON EUROPE Framework Programme (Brussels, BE)
URL: https://en.ktu.edu/projects/eu-decarbonisation-in-times-of-crises-exploring-social-innovations-and-enhancing-an-equitable-twin-transition-decrises/
GRANT_NUMBER:

101177807
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Aistė Balžekienė

Socio-spatial determinants of societal vulnerability and resilience to crises and strengthening the crisis response potential of communities (SERENITY)

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Aistė Balžekienė

Promoting ocean and water literacy in school communities

2023-06-01 to 2026-05-31 | Grant
European Commission (Brussels, BE)
URL: https://app.dimensions.ai/details/grant/grant.13718645
GRANT_NUMBER: 101113001
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Aistė Balžekienė via DimensionsWizard

Catalysation of institutional transformations of Higher Education Institutions through the adoption of acceleration services

2023-01-01 to 2025-12-31 | Grant
European Commission (Brussels, BE)
URL: https://app.dimensions.ai/details/grant/grant.13046176
GRANT_NUMBER: 101094917
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Aistė Balžekienė via DimensionsWizard

Mapping of Risk perception in Lithuania: Spatial and Socio- Psychological Dimensions (Risk-Space)

2019 to 2022 | Grant
Research council of Lithuania (Vilnius, LT)
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Aistė Balžekienė

Practices and perceptions of compensation in sustainable energy – and infrastructure planning “ (PoFaM).

2016 to 2016 | Grant
Swedish Insitute (Stockholm, SE)
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Aistė Balžekienė

The Perception and Practices of Environmental Compensation: Urban Infrastructure Projects in Lithuania and Sweden

2015 to 2017 | Grant
Research Council of Lithuania (Vilnius, LT)
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Aistė Balžekienė

Generalized Methodology for Sociotechnical Risks Governance and Assumptions for the Establishment of RISK-LAB in KTU

2015 to 2015 | Grant
Kaunas university of technology (Kaunas, LT)
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Aistė Balžekienė

Works (25)

The effect of proximity on risk perception: A systematic literature review

Current Sociology
2024-05-03 | Journal article | Author
DOI: 10.1177/00113921241250047
Part of ISSN: 0011-3921
Part of ISSN: 1461-7064
Contributors: Aistė Balžekienė; José M. Echavarren; Audronė Telešienė
Source: Self-asserted source
Aistė Balžekienė

Lay–Expert Risk Perception Divide: Downscaling Global Problems to National Concerns

Filosofija. Sociologija
2022-12-13 | Journal article
DOI: 10.6001/fil-soc.v33i4.4844
Part of ISSN: 2424-4546
Part of ISSN: 0235-7186
Contributors: Aistė Balžekienė; Eimantė Zolubienė; Agnė Budžytė
Source: Self-asserted source
Aistė Balžekienė

Rizikos žemėlapiai Lietuvoje. Trumpoji tyrimo rezultatų ataskaita ir rekomendacijos politikos formuotojams bei savivaldybėms

KTU leidykla „Technologija“
2022-09-12 | Report
DOI: 10.5755/e01.9786090217955
ISBN: 9786090217955
Contributors: Audronė Telešienė; Aistė Balžekienė; Agnė Budžytė; Eimantė Zolubienė
Source: Self-asserted source
Aistė Balžekienė

Spatial Dependencies and the Relationship between Subjective Perception and Objective Environmental Risks in Lithuania

Sustainability
2022-03 | Journal article | Author
DOI: 10.3390/su14073716
Contributors: Aistė Balžekienė; Audronė Telešienė; Vaidas Morkevičius
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Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute

The Role of Education, Self—Reported Knowledge and Environmental Risk Perception in Disaster Preparedness

Environmental Sciences Proceedings
2022-03 | Journal article | Author
DOI: 10.3390/environsciproc2022014005
Contributors: Aistė Balžekienė
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Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute

COVID-19 Risk Perceptions and Social Multipliers in Lithuania

Filosofija. Sociologija
2021-05-15 | Journal article
DOI: 10.6001/fil-soc.v32i2.4409
Part of ISSN: 2424-4546
Part of ISSN: 0235-7186
Contributors: Audronė Telešienė; Aistė Balžekienė; Agnė Budžytė; Eimantė Zolubienė
Source: Self-asserted source
Aistė Balžekienė

The Role of Environmental Attitudes in Explaining Public Perceptions of Climate Change and Renewable Energy Technologies in Lithuania

Sustainability
2021-04 | Journal article | Author
DOI: 10.3390/su13084376
Contributors: Aistė Balžekienė; Agnė Budžytė
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Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute

Education for Environmental Citizenship and Responsible Environmental Behaviour

Environmental Discourses in Science Education
2020 | Book chapter
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-20249-1_8
Part of ISBN: 9783030202484
Part of ISBN: 9783030202491
Part of ISSN: 2352-7307
Part of ISSN: 2352-7315
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Aistė Balžekienė

Lietuvos gyventojų požiūriai į klimato kaitą ir energijos gamybos šaltinius. Trumpoji tyrimo rezultatų ataskaita

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2020-02-21 | Book
DOI: 10.5755/e01.9786090216828
ISBN: 9786090216828
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Aistė Balžekienė

International Comparative Surveys in Risk Perception Research: Data Sets, Construction of Questionnaires, and Analytical Dimensions

Researching Risk and Uncertainty
2019 | Book chapter
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-95852-1_10
Part of ISBN: 9783319958514
Part of ISBN: 9783319958521
Part of ISSN: 2523-7268
Part of ISSN: 2523-7276
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Aistė Balžekienė

Multilevel analysis of climate change risk perception in Europe: Natural hazards, political contexts and mediating individual effects

Safety Science
2019 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.ssci.2019.08.024
EID:

2-s2.0-85071041543

Part of ISBN:

18791042 09257535
Contributors: Echavarren, J.M.; Balžekienė, A.; Telešienė, A.
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Aistė Balžekienė via Scopus - Elsevier

Public perceptions of institutional responsibility in climate change risk in Baltic Nordic Countries

Journal of Security and Sustainability Issues
2018 | Journal article
DOI: 10.9770/jssi.2018.7.4(5)
EID:

2-s2.0-85049506295

Part of ISBN:

20297025 20297017
Contributors: Budžyte, A.; Balžekiene, A.
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Aistė Balžekienė via Scopus - Elsevier

Comparative analysis of health care systems in Lithuania, the Netherlands and Denmark,Sveikatos priežiuros sistemų Lietuvoje, Olandijoje ir Danijoje lyginamoji analize

Public Policy and Administration
2016 | Journal article
DOI: 10.5755/j01.ppaa.15.1.14697
EID:

2-s2.0-84969506285

Part of ISBN:

20292872 16482603
Contributors: Matulevičiute, E.; Balžekiene, A.
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Aistė Balžekienė via Scopus - Elsevier

Ekologinio kompensavimo samprata ir praktikos Europos Sajungoje1

Public Policy and Administration
2016 | Journal article
DOI: 10.5755/j01.ppaa.15.3.16616
EID:

2-s2.0-84999098767

Part of ISBN:

20292872 16482603
Contributors: Junevičius, A.; Persson, J.; Balžekiene, A.; Jurkevičiene, J.
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Aistė Balžekienė via Scopus - Elsevier

Vulnerable and insecure? Environmental and technological risk perception in Europe

Green European: Environmental Behaviour and Attitudes in Europe in a Historical and Cross-Cultural Comparative Perspective
2016 | Book chapter
Part of DOI: 10.4324/9781315648491
EID:

2-s2.0-85018261374
Contributors: Balžekienė, A.; Telešienė, A.
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Aistė Balžekienė via Scopus - Elsevier

Risk evaluation: The paradigm and tools

Communications in Computer and Information Science
2015 | Book
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-24770-0_29
EID:

2-s2.0-84951744186

Part of ISBN:

18650929
Contributors: Balzekiene, A.; Gaule, E.; Jasinevicius, R.; Kazanavicius, E.; Petrauskas, V.
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Aistė Balžekienė via Scopus - Elsevier

The influence of biographical situational factors upon environmental activist behaviour: Empirical evidence from CEE countries

Socialni Studia/Social Studies
2015 | Journal article
DOI: 10.5817/soc2015-3-159
EID:

2-s2.0-84957075186

Part of ISBN:

18136104 1214813X
Contributors: Telešiene, A.; Balžekiene, A.
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Aistė Balžekienė via Scopus - Elsevier

Europos Sąjungos piliečių teisės: požiūriai ir patirtys

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2015-12-12 | Book
DOI: 10.5755/e01.9786090211410
ISBN: 9786090211410
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Aistė Balžekienė

Family Policy and its' Accessibility: Comparative Analysis of Lithuania and the Netherlands,Lietuvos ir Nyderlandu̧ šeimos politikos priemoniu̧ ir ju̧ prieinamumo lyginamoji analize

Public Policy and Administration
2014 | Journal article
DOI: 10.5755/j01.ppaa.13.1.6495
EID:

2-s2.0-84899760879

Part of ISBN:

20292872 16482603
Contributors: Marcinkeviçiute, G.; Balžekiene, A.
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Aistė Balžekienė via Scopus - Elsevier

Food risk perceptions, purchasing behaviour and culture of fear

Corvinus Journal of Sociology and Social Policy
2014 | Journal article
DOI: 10.14267/cjssp.2014.01.03
Part of ISSN: 2061-5558
Part of ISSN: 2062-087X
Source: Self-asserted source
Aistė Balžekienė

Biomedical physics in continuing medical education: An analysis of learning needs,Biomedicinos fizika tęstinėse medicinos studijose: Mokymosi poreikių analizė

Medicina
2009 | Journal article
DOI: 10.3390/medicina45110118
EID:

2-s2.0-77649204331

Part of ISBN:

1010660X
Contributors: Rotomskis, R.; Karenauskaite, V.; Balžekiene, A.
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Aistė Balžekienė via Scopus - Elsevier

Public perception of environmental and technological risks: Sociological exploration of the attitudes of Lithuanian society,Ekologinių ir technologinių rizikų suvokimas: Lietuvos visuomenės požiūriai ir nuostatos

Filosofija, Sociologija
2009 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-77949523379

Part of ISBN:

02357186
Contributors: Balžekiene, A.; Butkevičiene, E.; Rinkevičius, L.; Gaidys, V.
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Aistė Balžekienė via Scopus - Elsevier

Risk perception: Sociological conceptualization and methodological approaches to public opinion research,Rizikos suvokimas: Sociologinė konceptualizacija ir visuomenės nuomonės tyrimo metodologinės prielaidos

Filosofija, Sociologija
2009 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-77949511693

Part of ISBN:

02357186
Contributors: Balžekiene, A.
Source: Self-asserted source
Aistė Balžekienė via Scopus - Elsevier

Methodological framework for analyzing social impact of technological innovations

Social sciences / Socialiniai mokslai
2008 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: ISSN 1392 – 0758
Source: Self-asserted source
Aistė Balžekienė

Klimato kaita: socialinio rizikos suvokimo ir žiniasklaidos diskurso Lietuvoje konfigūracijos

Sociologija. Mintis ir veiksmas
2008-12-22 | Journal article
DOI: 10.15388/socmintvei.2008.2.6055
Part of ISSN: 2335-8890
Part of ISSN: 1392-3358
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Aistė Balžekienė
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