Published June 18, 2026 | Version v2

Enriched list of litterature reviews on procedural justice and democracy in sustainability transitions

  • 1. ROR icon Dispositifs d'information et de communication à l'ère du numérique - Paris Ile-de-france
  • 2. ROR icon Centre d'Etudes et de Recherches Appliquées à la Gestion
  • 3. Technical University of Denmark

Description

The files are an extract of a sample that was built on Wikidata using the following process :

Importing selected articles into Wikidata

We imported the articles available here https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.20749973 into Wikidata. To import the selected articles meta-data into Wikidata, we first ran a script to check if any article was already present in the database. Next we used another script that checks the ISSN of the publication in Wikidata and add P-Q-pairs in the extra field of Zotero. Then we exported the articles data using the "export to Wikidata QuickStatements" function of Zotero and use the QuickStatements tool to add them to Wikidata.

Next we used the Cita (V1.0.0-beta.17) Zotero add-on to add articles QID in Zotero. At this point we identified that duplicates had been created in Wikidata (possibly because the initial script did not work that well because of the recent Graph Split on Wikidata). We merged duplicates on wikidata using the "Merge" gadget on Wikidata. We checked manually for duplicated statments in those items.

Article classification through meta-data enrichement

The project aimed to enrich the medata of academic items by using wikidata. We selected the most relevant properties in Wikidata to reflect these classifications : main subject (P921) to describe what the article is about, study type (P8363) to describe its main methodology/research design and research site (P6153) to describe its geographical focus.

Main subjects

We first read the articles abstracts and listed relevant topics and their Wikidata ID in a shared spreadsheet. These topics were :

 

Qid Main topic Description
Q42377797 acceptability characteristic of a thing being subject to acceptance for some purpose
Q2798912 accountability concept of responsibility in ethics, governance and decision-making
Q421953 actor–network theory theory within social science
Q84459973 affordability  
Q185836 age of a person time elapsed since a person was born
Q4764988 animal studies field in which animals are studied in a variety of cross-disciplinary ways
Q4338318 awareness state or ability to perceive, to feel, or to be conscious of events, objects, or sensory patterns
Q4930066 blue carbon carbon captured by the world's coastal ocean ecosystems
Q430460 capability approach economic theory
Q7569 child human between birth and puberty
Q4116870 civic engagement individual or group activity addressing issues of public concern
Q125928 climate change human-caused changes to climate on Earth
Q260607 climate change

adaptation

process of adjustment to actual or expected climate change and its effects, seeking to moderate or avoid harm or exploit beneficial opportunities
Q1291678 climate justice term linking the climate crisis with environmental and social justice
Q2270945 co-creation product or service design process in which input from consumers plays a central role
Q16972712 co-design approach to design attempting to actively involve all stakeholders
Q16324410 coproduction product or service design process in which input from consumers plays a central role
Q11024 communication act of conveying intended meaning
Q177634 community social unit of human organisms who share common values
Q5154673 community choice aggregation alternative energy supply system
Q113514984 community energy delivery of community-led renewable energy, energy demand reduction and energy supply projects
Q65807646 community participation The taking part by members of a community in decisionmaking processes related to the development of their community
Q188843 cosmopolitanism ideology that all human beings belong to a single community, based on a shared morality
Q11693783 decarbonization change of economy, especially of energy industries, towards lower carbon dioxide emissions
Q284289 deliberative democracy form of democracy focusing on consensus
Q7174 democracy form of government
Q552284 distributive justice concept of the socially just allocation of goods
Q1230584 diversity concept in sociology and political studies
Q1049066 ecological economics research field on the interdependence of human economies and natural ecosystems
Q8134 economics social science that studies the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services
Q868575 empowerment providing increased autonomy
Q295865 ecosystem service benefits created by nature, forests and environmental systems
Q138359220 energy citizenship involvement of citizens in energy-related decisions
Q131444737 community energy [redirection]
Q16869822 energy consumption amount of energy or power used
Q1358789 senior elderly person
Q14944319 energy democracy concept in environmental justice movement
Q192704 energy efficiency ratio between the useful energy output and the input of a machine
Q24965464 energy modeling process of building computer models of energy systems in order to analyze them
Q1805337 energy policy policy addressing energy issues
Q1341244 energy poverty lack of access to modern energy services
Q3406659 energy production conversion of energy from a primary source into a form useful to humans
Q117091181 energy justice subconcept of economic equality
Q3456219 energy renovation building works aimed at reducing energy consumption and decarbonising the energy sources used
Q2700433 energy security national security considerations of energy availability
Q837718 energy storage capture of energy produced at one time for use at a later time
Q795757 energy transition long-term structural change towards sustainable energy systems
Q1479527 environmental justice system of fairness
Q771773 fairness concept in sociology and generally the interaction of society
Q56395513 farming system method of agricultural production defined by its physical practices and economic characteristics
Q5465532 food system all processes and infrastructure involved in feeding a population
Q4421 forest dense collection of trees covering a relatively large area
Q48277 gender social concept which distinguish the different gender categories
Q1553864 governance all of the processes of governing, whether undertaken by a government, market or network, whether over a family, tribe, formal or informal organization or territory and whether through the laws, norms, power or language of an organized society
Q8458 human rights inalienable fundamental rights to which a person is inherently entitled
Q11376059 human rights violation act or omission which contravene the principles of human rights
Q103817 indigenous people first inhabitants of an area and their descendants
Q113561794 indigenous science indigenous knowledge applied to the scientific method
Q770480 injustice quality relating to unfairness or undeserved outcomes
Q17142211 interactional justice the perceived appropriateness of interpersonal treatment
Q1516555 intersectionnality theoretical framework of multidimensional oppression
Q6316391 just transition Framework developed by the trade union movement to encompass wide range of social interventions needed to secure decent work opportunities and a greener economy.
Q366139 legitimation the process of making something acceptable and normative to a group
Q3027857 living lab user-centered, open innovation ecosystem integrating research and innovation in real life communities
Q59679511 low income home with little money
Q43619 natural environment all living and non-living things occurring naturally on Earth or some region thereof
Q127514833 nature-positive global goal to halt and reverse nature loss by 2030
Q13023682 non-human organism not in the genus Homo
Q728646 partnership arrangement in which parties agree to cooperate to advance their mutual interests
Q3907287 policy making the act of developing policy
Q9357091 political theory class of theory
Q265425 postcolonialism academic discipline
Q25107 power ability to influence the behavior of others
Q442100 procedural justice fairness in the processes that resolve disputes and allocate resources
Q7249406 project governance management framework
Q7257735 public engagement Policy-making practice
Q541936 public participation participation of citizens in various policy decisions and planning processes
Q6142016 recognition justice social philosophy theory
Q10509953 renewable electricity electricity from renweable sources
Q12705 renewable energy energy collected from renewable resources
Q56510941 renewable energy policy  
Q1165392 restorative justice approach to justice where victims and perpetrators mediate a restitution agreement
Q4414036 rural population inhabitants of rural areas or of small towns classified as rural
Q17152351 smart system adaptive intelligent systems
Q187588 social class group of people categorized in a hierarchy based on socioeconomic factors
Q264892 social justice concept that discrimination recognized in society should be remedied
Q34749 social science academic disciplines concerned with society and the relationships between individuals in society
Q2930198 stakeholder participation involvement of groups or individuals affected by the actions of an entity
Q125359881 sustainability transition  
Q219416 sustainability ability of human civilization to coexist with the biosphere in a steady state
Q131201 sustainable development mode of human development that meets current demands without compromising the needs of future generations
Q7649586 Sustainable Development Goals set of United Nations-defined global development goals and climate change
Q69883 urban planning technical and political process concerned with the use of land and design of the urban environment
Q920600 urban renewal program of land redevelopment in cities, often where there is urban decay
Q3376054 vulnerable population group of persons whose range of options is severely limited, are subjected to coercion, or who may be compromised in their ability to give informed consent
Q107389921 water-management  
Q7981051 well-being measure of how well life is to someone or a group with factors such as health, happiness and satisfaction
Q467 woman female adult human
Q188867 future studies study of possible, probable, and preferable social, technological and political futures
Q1038171 participatory design active involvement of all stakeholders in the design process

Then, for each article, we inferred what the main subject (P921) was from the abstracts and author provided keywords.

Study types

Our review included only litterature reviews. We first read abstracts to identify all the different types of litterature reviews present in the corpus and created wikidata items which did not exist, for example integrative literature review (Q137209848) and conceptual review (Q137174203). We improved these method items using the methodological references cited in the reviewed papers. The types of reviews were :

 

Qid Study type Description
Q603441 bibliometrics statistical analysis of written publications, such as books or articles
Q472342 scientometrics study of measuring and analysing science, technology and innovation
Q815382 meta-analysis statistical method that summarizes data from multiple sources
Q1504425 systematic review publication type, study that gathers, analyzes, and communicates the results of research and information on a topic
Q2412849 literature review process of information search and text of a review article (Q7318358), which includes the current knowledge including substantive findings, as well as theoretical and methodological contributions to a particular topic
Q6822263 meta-regression statistical tool used in meta-analyses
Q7301211 realist evaluation [...]
Q17007303 combinatorial meta-analysis [...]
Q70470634 network meta-analysis meta-analysis of randomized trials in which estimates of comparative treatment effects are visualized and interpreted from a network of interventions
Q101116078 scoping review search for concepts by mapping the language and data which surrounds those concepts and adjusting the search method iteratively to synthesize evidence and assess the scope of an area of inquiry
Q110665014 narrative review type of literature review, without structured method of retrieval and analysis
Q137174203 conceptual review academic research aiming to review existing concepts and definitions in the litterature
Q137174450 critical review type of literature review analysing strenghts, major contributions, mistakes and neglected issues in an academic field of research
Q137209848 integrative literature review type of literature review
Q137211242 narrative review type of literature review, without structured method of retrieval and analysis

Then, we added the study type (P8363) of each articles based on the abstract and method sections. In case of doubt, we compared our interpretation.

Research site

When an article had a specific geographical focus, we used the property research site (P6153) to describe it. For example, the article "A Review of Energy Communities in Sub-Saharan Africa as a Transition Pathway to Energy Democracy (Q137901202)" focused on sub-Saharan Africa (Q132959).

Authors

We used the Author Disambiguator tool to create Wikidata items for researchers who did not yet have one. This tool helps to minimise errors caused by homonyms among researchers: following a query, it categorises scientific publications into thematic groups. It also automatically searches for ORCID, ResearchGate and VIAF pages.

 

Note on contributions : 

Amelie E. Pereira annotated all the items. Adélie Ranville imported the items in Wikidata, provided the initial list of "main topics" and checked the annotations for topics, study type and research site. Finn Nielsen helped remove duplicate items, provided technical advice and helped visualise the list of imported articles.

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Additional details

Related works

Continues
Proposal: 10.5281/zenodo.20760602 (DOI)

Funding

Wikimedia Foundation
Developing a wiki-integrated workflow to build a living review on just sustainability transitions G-RS-2504-18935

Dates

Created
2026-05