Sarah Royston
Biographic Data
| ID | 5131273 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Sarah Royston |
| GIVEN NAMES | Sarah |
| FAMILY NAME | Royston |
| SIGNATURE | ROYSTON S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Anglia Ruskin University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-6624-0037 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 53 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 8 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Sharing energy renovations know-how through citizen–professional knowledge networks
Accelerating energy-efficient renovations requires deeper understandings of how know-how (i.e. knowledge about how practically to get renovations done) is developed and shared. This paper, therefore, investigated the role of experimental, locality-specific knowledge networks in sharing renovation know-how. Knowledge networks have been suggested as a tool for collective, experiential, context-based learning, but have rarely been empirically invest…
Gender imaginaries in energy transitions
The importance of gender is increasingly recognised in energy research, with growing awareness of the intersections of energy access and gender equity. Yet, a major knowledge gap exists regarding the role of professional intermediaries and institutions in reproducing and/or challenging gendered forms of energy exclusion, especially in the Global South. This paper addresses this gap by considering the gendered energy imaginaries of energy professi…
An agenda for future Social Sciences and Humanities research on energy efficiency
Decades of techno-economic energy policymaking and research have meant evidence from the Social Sciences and Humanities (SSH)—including critical reflections on what changing a society’s relation to energy (efficiency) even means—have been underutilised. In particular, (i) the SSH have too often been sidelined and/or narrowly pigeonholed by policymakers, funders, and other decision-makers when driving research agendas, and (ii) the setting of SSH-…
The making of energy evidence
Overland and Sovacool (2020) and Baum and Bartkowski (2020), in this journal, have provided important insights on the neglect of Social Sciences and Humanities (SSH) in energy and sustainability research. In this response, we develop this conversation further, arguing that the commissioning and funding of energy research can be understood as part of a process of making evidence, which is co-constructive with policy-making. This helps us analyse h…
Can people talk about their past practices? Challenges, opportunities, and practical applications of biographic inquiry for geographic research on consumption
Within human geography, there is increasing interest in the application of theories of practice for understanding resource consumption and for pursuing sustainability goals. In stressing the routine, performative, and contextual dimensions of action, research on geographies of practice is faced with particular methodological challenges. A lively debate concerns the utility of talk‐based methods for investigating routine practices, such as those r…
From exports to exercise
Big society, little justice? Community renewable energy and the politics of localism
This paper challenges “Big Society (BS) Localism”, seeing it as an example of impoverished localist thinking which neglects social justice considerations. We do this through a critical examination of recent turns in the localist discourse in the UK which emphasise self-reliant communities and envisage a diminished role for the state. We establish a heuristic distinction between positive and negative approaches to localism. We argue that the Coali…
Dragon-breath and snow-melt
Dragon-breath and snow-melt
Gender imaginaries in energy transitions
The importance of gender is increasingly recognised in energy research, with growing awareness of the intersections of energy access and gender equity. Yet, a major knowledge gap exists regarding the role of professional intermediaries and institutions in reproducing and/or challenging gendered forms of energy exclusion, especially in the Global South. This paper addresses this gap by considering the gendered energy imaginaries of energy professi…
Can people talk about their past practices? Challenges, opportunities, and practical applications of biographic inquiry for geographic research on consumption
Within human geography, there is increasing interest in the application of theories of practice for understanding resource consumption and for pursuing sustainability goals. In stressing the routine, performative, and contextual dimensions of action, research on geographies of practice is faced with particular methodological challenges. A lively debate concerns the utility of talk‐based methods for investigating routine practices, such as those r…
From exports to exercise
The making of energy evidence
Overland and Sovacool (2020) and Baum and Bartkowski (2020), in this journal, have provided important insights on the neglect of Social Sciences and Humanities (SSH) in energy and sustainability research. In this response, we develop this conversation further, arguing that the commissioning and funding of energy research can be understood as part of a process of making evidence, which is co-constructive with policy-making. This helps us analyse h…
Big society, little justice? Community renewable energy and the politics of localism
This paper challenges “Big Society (BS) Localism”, seeing it as an example of impoverished localist thinking which neglects social justice considerations. We do this through a critical examination of recent turns in the localist discourse in the UK which emphasise self-reliant communities and envisage a diminished role for the state. We establish a heuristic distinction between positive and negative approaches to localism. We argue that the Coali…
Dragon-breath and snow-melt
From exports to exercise
The making of energy evidence
Overland and Sovacool (2020) and Baum and Bartkowski (2020), in this journal, have provided important insights on the neglect of Social Sciences and Humanities (SSH) in energy and sustainability research. In this response, we develop this conversation further, arguing that the commissioning and funding of energy research can be understood as part of a process of making evidence, which is co-constructive with policy-making. This helps us analyse h…
Can people talk about their past practices? Challenges, opportunities, and practical applications of biographic inquiry for geographic research on consumption
Within human geography, there is increasing interest in the application of theories of practice for understanding resource consumption and for pursuing sustainability goals. In stressing the routine, performative, and contextual dimensions of action, research on geographies of practice is faced with particular methodological challenges. A lively debate concerns the utility of talk‐based methods for investigating routine practices, such as those r…
An agenda for future Social Sciences and Humanities research on energy efficiency
Decades of techno-economic energy policymaking and research have meant evidence from the Social Sciences and Humanities (SSH)—including critical reflections on what changing a society’s relation to energy (efficiency) even means—have been underutilised. In particular, (i) the SSH have too often been sidelined and/or narrowly pigeonholed by policymakers, funders, and other decision-makers when driving research agendas, and (ii) the setting of SSH-…
Gender imaginaries in energy transitions
The importance of gender is increasingly recognised in energy research, with growing awareness of the intersections of energy access and gender equity. Yet, a major knowledge gap exists regarding the role of professional intermediaries and institutions in reproducing and/or challenging gendered forms of energy exclusion, especially in the Global South. This paper addresses this gap by considering the gendered energy imaginaries of energy professi…
Sharing energy renovations know-how through citizen–professional knowledge networks
Accelerating energy-efficient renovations requires deeper understandings of how know-how (i.e. knowledge about how practically to get renovations done) is developed and shared. This paper, therefore, investigated the role of experimental, locality-specific knowledge networks in sharing renovation know-how. Knowledge networks have been suggested as a tool for collective, experiential, context-based learning, but have rarely been empirically invest…
Sociology (7 works) · Political science (6 works) · Computer Science (4 works) · Public relations (4 works) · Social Acceptance of Renewable Energy (4 works) · Social science (4 works) · Energy and Environment Impacts (3 works) · Engineering (3 works) · Sustainability and Climate Change Governance (3 works) · Building Energy and Comfort Optimization (2 works)