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Lavinia Steinfort Project Coordinator

Our people — Staff member

Lavinia Steinfort is a political geographer and feminist eco-socialist. At the Transnational Institute (TNI) she is the coordinator of the Public Alternatives project, including the Public Power dossier.

Lavinia Steinfort

Her research covers (re)municipalisation of public services, a just transition towards energy democracy and transforming finance for the 99% with the aim of coalition building across social movement groups. Her publications range from (2024) Reclaiming Energy, (2023) Progressive Public Procurement Toolkit, (2023) Energy Transition Mythbusters and (2020) The Future is Public: Towards Democratic Ownership of Public Services to (2019) Public Finance for the Future We Want, (2018) One Treaty to rule them all about the Energy Charter Treaty and (2017) Communal Performativity – A Seed for Change on the solidarity of Thessaloniki’s social movements in the diverse fights against neoliberalism.

Latest work

  • Care, public services and the importance of integrated local public ownership

    • Democratic Public Services
    • Remunicipalisation
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    After decades of austerity and market-led reforms, local public services in many countries are under strain; fragmented, under-resourced, and too often driven by profit rather than public need. In the face of mounting evidence of the failures of privatisation, a growing number of cities and towns are reclaiming control through remunicipalisation. This briefing explores how bringing services back into public hands can help build more integrated, democratic, and caring local economies, and why this shift is essential for creating more resilient and equitable communities.

    Policy briefing by
    • Bethia Pearson
    • Lavinia Steinfort
    • Jerry van den Berge
    • Andrew Cumbers

  • Reclaiming Energy Report: Part 4 - Global Public Goods Public-Public Partnerships and a People's Take-Over

    • Energy Democracy
    • Democratic Public Services
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    Part 4 of the Reclaiming Energy Report highlights the rise of public–public partnerships (PuPs) as a transformative force for justice-driven energy systems, showcasing real-world efforts to reclaim energy as a global public good for all.

    Report by
    • Lavinia Steinfort
    • Rowan Mataram

  • Reclaiming Energy Report: Part 3 - Beyond the State Decolonisation, Just Transition and Energy Democracy

    • Energy Democracy
    • Democratic Public Services
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    Discover how grassroots movements are reclaiming energy systems from state and corporate control. From decolonizing energy to Indigenous democracy and land justice, Part 3 explores initiatives shaping a just, equitable, and socially-driven energy transition worldwide.

    Report by
    • Lavinia Steinfort
    • Rowan Mataram
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Key documents

  • Reclaiming Energy Public pathways to break the fossil fuel cycle

    • Energy Democracy
    • Just Transition
    • Democratic Public Services
    Report by
    • Lavinia Steinfort
    • Rowan Mataram
    • James Angel
    Cover image

  • 'Green' Multinationals Exposed How the energy transition is being hijacked by corporate interests

    • Energy Democracy
    • Just Transition
    • Climate Crisis
    • Green Economy
    Report by
    • Pratap Chatterjee
    • Olivier Petitjean
    • Alfons Pérez
    • Lavinia Steinfort
    • James Angel
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  • Energy Transition Mythbusters Unpacking the 6 policy myths that threaten decarbonisation

    • Energy Democracy
    • Just Transition
    • Climate Crisis
    • Democratic Public Services
    Report by
    • Lavinia Steinfort
    • James Angel
    Cover image Energy Transition Mythbusters

  • The Future is Public Democratic Ownership of Public Services

    • Water Justice
    • Energy Democracy
    • Remunicipalisation
    Report

  • Public Finance for the Future We Want

    • Finance
    • Democratic Public Services
    • Just Transition
    • Public Community Collaborations
    Book by
    • Lavinia Steinfort
    • Mary Mellor
    • Stewart Lansley
    • Duncan McCann
    • Milford Bateman
    • Benny Kuruvilla
    • Thomas M. Hanna
    • Ana Álvaro
    • Agnes Gagyi
    • Frank Vanaerschot
    • Thomas Marois
    • Oscar Reyes
    • Ludovic Suttor-Sorel
    • Carla Santos Skandier

  • Reclaiming Public Services How cities and citizens are turning back privatisation

    • Water Justice
    • Democratic Public Services
    • Remunicipalisation
    Report by
    • Satoko Kishimoto
    • Olivier Petitjean
    • Lavinia Steinfort