Patrik Gažo is a research fellow at the Institute for Sociology of the Slovak Academy of Sciences (SAS) and at the Central European Labour Studies Institute (CELSI). He holds a doctoral degree in Environmental Studies from Masaryk University, focusing on just transition in the automotive industry. His research examines society's socio-ecological transformation, industrial labour, the just transition to sustainable production, and dynamics of (auto)mobility. He explores the tensions between working-class interests and environmental concerns, analysing their implications for addressing environmental and climate crises.