BOLSTER project 1st round of interviews

However, the sample composition was not intended to be representative of the different socio-demographic groups but rather of the institutional perspectives which were considered important to capture at this stage of the research. A snow-ball approach was employed to identify stakeholders that may have been overlooked in the desk research study and relevant contacts to approach them. The interviews were focused on exploring the following main themes: • The level of awareness and engagement of different stakeholders in the just transition process; • Their perceptions of the process and the challenges and opportunities for the development of the region that it entails; • The expected impacts and implications of the process for them and others in the region with a particular focus on the expected winners and losers from the reforms; • Perceived opportunities and capacities to influence the process; and • Major challenges related to that and suggestions on how they could be addressed.