Energy governance as a commons

Engineering alternative socio-technical configurations

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ID13064833
AutoresChris Giotitsas (0000-0001-9095-9095, Tallinn University of Technology), Pedro H J Nardelli (0000-0002-7398-1802, Lappeenranta-Lahti University of Technology), Sam Williamson (0000-0003-2900-5967, University of Bristol), Andreas Roos (0000-0001-9592-3657, Lund University), Evangelos Pournaras (0000-0003-3900-2057, University of Leeds), Vasilis Kostakis (0000-0002-3276-9282, Tallinn University of Technology, autor correspondente)
Ano2021
Volume84
Páginas102354-102354
Data de publicação2021-11-16
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoEnergy Research & Social Science (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 2214-6296 • E-ISSN: 2214-6326
EditoraElsevier BV (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1016/j.erss.2021.102354
OpenAlexW3212636387
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas17
Referências citadas38

Transitioning into a sustainable energy system is becoming ever more pressing as the reality of an anthropogenic ecological crisis becomes difficult to ignore. Due to the complexity of the matter, proposed solutions often address the symptoms of the current socioeconomic configuration rather than its core. To conceptualise possible future energy systems, this Perspective focuses on the disconnect between science and technology and engineering studies. On the one hand, this disconnect leads to social science research that passively critiques rather than contributes to tackling societal issues in practice. On the other, it produces technical work limited by the incumbent conceptualisations of economic activity and organisational configurations around production without capturing the broader social and political dynamics. We thus propose a schema for bridging this divide that uses the “commons” as an umbrella concept. We apply this framework on the hardware aspect of a conceptual energy system, which builds on networked microgrids powered by open-source, lower cost, adaptable, socially responsible and sustainable technology. This Perspective is a call to engineers and social scientists alike to form genuine transdisciplinary collaborations for developing radical alternatives to the energy conundrum

Commons · Corporate governance · Economics · Engineering ethics · Knowledge management · Management · Management science · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Sociotechnical system · Work (physics · Computer Science · Engineering · Green IT and Sustainability · Smart Grid Energy Management · Sustainability and Climate Change Governance