Stealth democracy, elitism, and citizenship in Finnish energy policy

Ruostetsaari, Ilkka

doi:10.1016/j.erss.2017.06.022

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“…Americans, for example, were found to be attuned to the way government works more than to what it produces (i.e., they pay attention to the processes more than the policies) (Hibbing and Theiss-Morse, 2005). Also Finnish political scientists have analysed empirically citizens' attitudes on the working of democratic processes (Bengtsson and Mattila, 2009;Bengtsson, 2012;Ruostetsaari, 2017).…”

Section: Vision Of Stealth Democracy On Citizens' Political Involvementmentioning

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Citizens’ support for rival modes of political involvement in energy policy-making. The case of Finland in 2007-2016

Ruostetsaari

2018

IJESM

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Purpose The purpose of this study is to test citizens’ attitudes on political involvement in energy policy-making that has generally seen to be dominated by experts and business interests and been relatively closed to citizen involvement. The study asks whether citizens are willing to participate politically more through political consumerism (i.e., consumption choices) or through representative democracy and if citizens are willing to assign decision-making to the experts representing public administration and business, as stealth democracy asserts. Design/methodology/approach Methodologically, the study is based on postal surveys conducted in 2007 and 2016 among a random sample representing Finns who were 18-75 years of age. Findings Political consumerism and stealth democracy were not considered as alternative and detached modes for electoral participation but rather as complementary. However, adherence to stealth democracy was a reaction of people who feel powerlessness in the face of the regime, while the supporters of political consumerism had a higher trust in their ability to influence. Originality/value The study is the first one which empirically compares citizens’ support for these three modes of involvement, and it generates new knowledge for the scholars and decision-makers when planning citizen role in (energy) policy-making.

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Section: Vision Of Stealth Democracy On Citizens' Political Involvementmentioning

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Citizens’ support for rival modes of political involvement in energy policy-making. The case of Finland in 2007-2016

Ruostetsaari

2018

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“…Aynı zamanda ABD dışındaki farklı örneklerde de benzer ampirik çalışmalar yapılmasının önünü açmıştır (bk. Bengtsson ve Mattila: 2009;Coffé ve Michels, 2014;Ruostetsaari, 2017). Gizli demokrasi, temsili demokrasi krizinin aşılmasına yönelik görüşleriyle doğrudan demokrasi anlayışı üzerine olan tartışmaları hem arttırmış hem de çeşitlendirmiştir.…”

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“…Zaten Amerikan toplumu dışında, ancak bu toplumla benzer politik, ekonomik ve sosyal yapılar gösteren, diğer modern (liberal) demokratik toplumlarda gerçekleştirilen ampirik çalışmalarda, gizli demokrasiye yönelik farklı ve bazen Amerikan örneği ile taban tabana zıt yaklaşımlar ve eğilimler ortaya çıkmıştır (bk. Bengtsson ve Mattila: 2009;Webb, 2013;Coffé ve Michels, 2014;Ruostetsaari, 2017). Hibbing ve Theiss-Morse'un da kitaplarında bahsedilen bu soruna dikkat çektikleri görülür.…”

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Gizli Demokrasi: Temsili Demokrasi Krizi ve Doğrudan Demokrasi Talebi Arasındaki İlişkiye Yönelik Bir Görüş

Alkan¹

2018

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“…One part of the literature has assessed public debate and political processes related to energy. Valkila and Saari [11] and Ruostetsaari [12] have studied Finnish energy elites and decision-making. In terms of specific energy forms, inter alia Teräväinen et al [13], Ylönen et al [14], Vehkalahti [15], Laihonen [16] and Aalto et al [17] assessed the public debate and political processes concerning nuclear power.…”

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Finland’s Dependence on Russian Energy—Mutually Beneficial Trade Relations or an Energy Security Threat?

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Studies on energy security in the context of relations between European Union (EU) and Russia tend to focus on cases, with an open conflict related to supply, such as “hard” energy weapons, or on only one fuel, often natural gas. However, there is a need to understand the long-term impacts that energy relations have politically, economically and physically, and their linkages between resilience, sustainability and security. We analyse the Finnish-Russian energy relations as a case study, as they are characterised by a non-conflictual relationship. To assess this complex relationship, we apply the interdependence framework to analyse both the energy systems and energy strategies of Finland and Russia, and the energy security issues related to the notable import dependence on one supplier. Moreover, we analyse the plausible development of the energy trade between the countries in three different energy policy scenarios until 2040. The findings of the article shed light on how the trends in energy markets, climate change mitigation and broader societal and political trends could influence Russia’s energy trade relations with countries, such as Finland. Our analysis shows that Finland’s dependence on primary energy imports does not pose an acute energy security threat in terms of sheer supply, and the dependence is unlikely to worsen in the future. However, due to the difficulty in anticipating societal, political, and economic trends, there are possible developments that could affect Finland.

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Stealth democracy, elitism, and citizenship in Finnish energy policy

Cited by 32 publications

References 10 publications

Citizens’ support for rival modes of political involvement in energy policy-making. The case of Finland in 2007-2016

Citizens’ support for rival modes of political involvement in energy policy-making. The case of Finland in 2007-2016

Gizli Demokrasi: Temsili Demokrasi Krizi ve Doğrudan Demokrasi Talebi Arasındaki İlişkiye Yönelik Bir Görüş

Finland’s Dependence on Russian Energy—Mutually Beneficial Trade Relations or an Energy Security Threat?

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