Working to align energy transitions and social equity: An integrative framework linking institutional work, imaginaries and energy justice

Hoffman, Jesse; Davies, Megan; Bauwens, Thomas; Späth, Philipp; Hajer, Maarten; Arifi, Bleta; Bazaz, Amir; Swilling, Mark

doi:10.1016/j.erss.2021.102317

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“…The collective imaginaries and visions of the future shape actions and changes on the ground and the other way around: changed practices generate new images. The importance of concrete examples of ecological, low‐carbon, often local (county or city based), energy systems have shown to be of great importance for generating new imaginaries of the future society, which in turn generate more tangible results (Hoffman et al, 2021).…”

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Why are we surprised by extreme weather, pandemics and migration crises when we know they will happen? Exploring the added value of contingency thinking

Ekengren

2023

Contingencies & Crisis Mgmt

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This article attempts to explain why governments are surprised when extreme weather, pandemics and migration crisis hit their own country despite their good knowledge of these global threats. With the help of the contingency concept, the article explores the reasons behind these surprises by introducing a new category of threats that complements the ones in the existing literature on surprise. It adds the concept of ‘known—corporally unknown’ threats to the list of known‐unknowns, unknown‐unknowns as a way to emphasize the difference between abstract knowledge of ‘facts and figures’ (of e.g., global warming) and the acquiring of knowledge through personal, bodily experience (tangere) (of flooding and draughts). The article demonstrates how Swedish decision‐makers—despite their good scientific knowledge and warning signals from abroad—were surprised by the migration crisis of 2015 and the Covid‐19 pandemic in 2020 because they had not been in direct touch with massive flows of refugees or pandemics of that scale before. The article ends by discussing new ways of acquiring knowledge about global threats for a deeper, corporally anchored, preparedness for the surprises and contingencies to come.

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Why are we surprised by extreme weather, pandemics and migration crises when we know they will happen? Exploring the added value of contingency thinking

Ekengren

2023

Contingencies & Crisis Mgmt

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“…The transition to renewable energy has varying impacts on social equity across different countries, influenced by factors such as technology, policy, and historical contexts. Generally, the adoption of renewable energy promotes social equity, although the effectiveness of this outcome depends on the specific policies implemented [30][31][32]. Notably, wealthier countries tend to experience more substantial improvements in social equity, underscoring the importance of integrating renewable energy policies with broader human development objectives [33,34].…”

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Bibliometric Analysis of Renewable Energy Research on the Example of the Two European Countries: Insights, Challenges, and Future Prospects

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Pietrucha-Urbanik

2023

Energies

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Renewable energy sources, encompassing wind, solar, hydro, and geothermal options, are assuming an increasingly crucial role in the global energy landscape. They present a sustainable substitute for fossil fuels, effectively reducing greenhouse gas emissions and significantly contributing to the ongoing efforts against climate change. The widespread adoption of renewable energy technologies has undergone rapid expansion on a global scale, propelled by governmental policies, technological advancements, and decreasing costs. Despite their numerous advantages, renewable energy sources encounter challenges such as intermittent energy supply, storage solutions, and integration into existing power grids. Nevertheless, with sustained investment and innovation, renewable energy sources have the potential to become the predominant energy source of the future. This article conducts a bibliometric analysis of research on renewable energy sources in Poland and Germany. The analysis is grounded in publications catalogued in the Web of Science database, spanning the years from 1990 to 2023. The investigation delves into research topics related to renewable energy sources and scrutinizes the most frequently cited publications authored by individuals from these two countries. This bibliometric analysis stands out through its unique value proposition compared to other similar studies by placing a distinctive emphasis on critical research gaps, such as energy storage, smart grid technologies, and renewable energy in transportation. Additionally, the study’s focus on the specific trajectories of Poland and Germany in renewable energy adoption, coupled with the identification of key institutions with the highest centrality index, provides unparalleled insights into the evolving landscape of sustainable energy research. The findings from this study can serve as a valuable source of information for policymakers, researchers, and other stakeholders interested in promoting the advancement and utilization of renewable energy sources.

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“…The empirical and conceptual insights could be useful to research on the role of transparency in guiding effective and legitimate anticipatory governance . Or it can help examine who has agency to frame future problems and make authoritative decisions about the future (Stripple & Pattberg, 2014;, or what a long-term future-orientation would mean for rethinking institutional structures (Beunen & Patterson, 2019;Hoffman et al, 2021).…”

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The anticipatory governance of sustainable futures

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Chapter 1 Introduction 1.1. Anticipating change 1.2. Problem statement: the future as an object of governance 1.3. Research questions and structure 1.4. Theoretical contributions to main bodies of literature 1.4.1. Unpacking diverse understandings of anticipatory governance 1.4.2. Futures studies and anticipation 1.4.3. Governing sustainability transformations 1.4.4. The politics of anticipation 1.5. Research design and methodology 1.6.Thesis roadmap Chapter 2 Four approaches to anticipatory governance 2.1. Introduction 2.2. Methodology 2.2.1. Identifying and selecting literature 2.2.2. Process and method of review 2.3. Anticipating and seeking to govern the future: a brief overview 2.3.1. Explicit engagement with the concept of anticipatory governance 2.3.2. Implicit engagement with the concept of anticipatory governance 2.4. Four approaches to anticipatory governance: diverse conceptions of the future, actions in the present and ultimate aims 2.4.1. Approach 1: Probable futures, strategic planning and risk reduction 2.4.2. Approach 2: Plausible futures, enhanced preparedness and navigating uncertainty 2.4.3. Approach 3: Pluralistic futures, societal mobilization and co-creating alternatives 2.4.4. Approach 4: Performative futures, critical interrogation, and political implications 2.5. Methods and tools of anticipation: overlapping use and varying ends 2.5.1. Anticipatory tools and methods to assess probable and improbable futures (Approach 1) 2.5.2. Anticipatory tools and methods to explore plausible futures (Approach 2) 2.5.3. Anticipatory tools and methods to imagine pluralistic futures (Approach 3) 2.5.4. Assessing how imagined futures are performative (Approach 4) 2.6. Conclusion Chapter 3 Approaches to anticipatory governance in West Africa 3.1. Introduction 3.2. Four approaches to anticipatory climate governance 3.3. Methodology 3.3.1. Case study region: West Africa 3.3.2. Data collection 3.3.3. Data analysis 3.4. Approaches to anticipatory climate governance in West Africa3.4.1. Anticipation processes and decision-making 3.4.2. Three processes: conceptions of the future, implications for actions in the present and ultimate aims 3.5. Discussion and conclusions 3.5.1. Conflicting assumptions within hybrids of approaches 1 and 2 3.5.2. Placing politics central in anticipatory governance 3.5.3. Consequences for anticipatory climate governance in West Africa 3.5.4. Reflections on the framework Chapter 4 Anticipatory governance of sustainability transformations 4.1. Introduction 4.2. Anticipation for food system transformations 4.3. Methodology 4.3.1. Case study: The Foresight4Food Initiative 4.3.2. Data collection methods 4.3.3. Approach to the data analysis 4.4. Results: Anticipatory governance of food systems in practice 4.4.1. Diverse conceptions of the future 4.4.2. Ultimate aims 4.4.3. Implications for policy action in the present 4.5. Discussion and conclusions 4.5.1. Hybrid approaches and dominant perspectives: privileging prediction and uncertainty over pluralistic transformation and fundamental crit...

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Working to align energy transitions and social equity: An integrative framework linking institutional work, imaginaries and energy justice

Cited by 23 publications

References 54 publications

Why are we surprised by extreme weather, pandemics and migration crises when we know they will happen? Exploring the added value of contingency thinking

Why are we surprised by extreme weather, pandemics and migration crises when we know they will happen? Exploring the added value of contingency thinking

Bibliometric Analysis of Renewable Energy Research on the Example of the Two European Countries: Insights, Challenges, and Future Prospects

The anticipatory governance of sustainable futures

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