Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
This book makes a case for a multidisciplinary and transdisciplinary approach to energy research one that brings more of the social sciences to bear. Featuring eight studies from across the spectrum of the social sciences, each applying multiple disciplines to one or more energy-related problems, the book demonstrates the strong analytical and policy-making potential of such a broadened perspective. Case studies include: energy transitions of households in developing countries, the curse of oil, politics and visions for renewables, economics and ethics in emissions trading, and carbon capture and storage."
Synopsis
Part I
1. Introduction
David L. Goldblatt, J rg Minsch, Thomas Fl eler, and Daniel Spreng
2. Energy-Related Challenges
Thomas Fl eler, David L. Goldblatt, J rg Minsch, and Daniel Spreng
3. The Indispensable Role of Social Science in Energy Research
J rg Minsch, David L. Goldblatt, Thomas Fl eler, and Daniel Spreng
Part II
Invited Contributions
David L. Goldblatt, Thomas Fl eler, J rg Minsch, and Daniel Spreng
4. What About Social Science and Interdisciplinarity? A 10-Year Content Analysis of Energy Policy
Benjamin K. Sovacool, Saleena Saleem, Anthony Louis D'Agostino, Catherine Regalado Ramos, Kirsten Trott, and Yanchun Ong
5. Towards an Integrative Framework for Energy Transitions of Households in Developing Countries
Shonali Pachauri and Daniel Spreng
6. A Socio-Cultural Analysis of Changing Household Electricity Consumption in India
Harold Wilhite
7. The Changing Context for Efforts to Avoid the 'Curse of Oil'
Jill Shankleman
8. Contributions of Economics and Ethics to an Assessment of Emissions Trading
Adrian Muller
9. No Smooth, Managed Pathway to Sustainable Energy Systems - Politics, Materiality and Visions for Wind Turbine and Biogas Technology
Ulrik J rgensen
10. Technical Fixes Under Surveillance - CCS and Lessons Learned from the Governance of Long-Term Radioactive Waste Management
Thomas Fl eler
11. Learning from the Transdisciplinary Case Study Approach: A Functional-Dynamic Approach to Collaboration Among Diverse Actors in Applied Energy Settings
Michael Stauffacher, Pius Kr tli, Thomas Fl eler, and Roland W. Scholz
12. Lessons from the Invited Contributions
Daniel Spreng and David L. Goldblatt
13. Synthesis: Research Perspectives
David L. Goldblatt, Daniel Spreng, Thomas Fl eler, and J rg Minsch
Part III
14. Lessons for Problem-Solving Energy Research in the Social Sciences
J rg Minsch, Thomas Fl eler, David L. Goldblatt, and Daniel Spreng
Name Index
Subject Index