Energy Transitions A Socio-technical Inquiry
This book elucidates what it means to transition to alternative sources of energy and discusses the potential for this energy transition to be a more democratic process. The book dynamically describes a recent sociotechnical study of a number of energy tr
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ENERGY TRANSITIONS A Socio-technical Inquiry EDITED BY OLIVIER LABUSSIÈRE & ALAIN NADAÏ
Energy, Climate and the Environment
Series Editor David Elliott The Open University Milton Keynes, UK
“This wide-ranging exploration of the socio-political consequences of decarbonisation highlights the democratic possibilities at stake in energy transition. A rich set of case materials foreground the ‘conduct’ of transition to show how the progressive potential of renewable resources and low-carbon technologies cannot be assumed. Any democratic dividend from decarbonisation, the authors argue, must be worked for and achieved.” —Gavin Bridge, Professor of Economic Geography, Durham University, UK “This book offers a theoretically novel and integrated understanding of energy system transformations. The authors present a rich collection of case studies and conceptual insights, offering multiple angles on infrastructural and political change in the energy sector. An essential text for scholars, students and practitioners interested in energy and socio-technical systems.” —Stefan Bouzarovski, Professor of Geography, University of Manchester, UK “This is an essential contribution to the project of crafting democratic paths to environmental change. The book lucidly sums up what is wrong with the ‘transition’ paradigm: this managerial approach leaves social actors un-equipped, and indeed mis-equipped, to contribute to the transformation of our world, while failing to extend the demand to ‘adjust to change’ to the actors from whom this is required most urgently. The book brilliantly calls transition’s bluff: it shows how a focus on the actual locations—the ‘milieux’—in which energy transitions happen is NOT to shrink one’s perspective to the ‘small-scale’. It is to uncover the lateral forces that make change actually happen.” —Noortje Marres, Associate Professor, Centre for Interdisciplinary Methodologies, University of Warwick, UK
The aim of this series is to provide texts which lay out the technical, environmental and political issues relating to proposed policies for responding to climate change. The focus is not primarily on the science of climate change, or on the technological detail, although there will be accounts of this, to aid assessment of the viability of various options. However, the main focus is the policy conflicts over which strategy to pursue. The series adopts a critical approach and attempts to identify flaws in emerging policies, propositions and assertions. In particular, it seeks to illuminate counter-intuitive assessments, conclusions and new perspectives. The intention is not simply to map the debates, but to explore their structure, their underlying assumptions and their limitations. The books in this series are incisive and authoritative sources of critical analysis and commentary, clearly indicating the divergent views that have emerged whilst also identifying the shortcomings of such views. The series does not simply provide an overview, but also offers policy prescriptions. More information about
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