Advancing Energy Policy: Lessons on the integration of Social Sciences and Humanities

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This open access book advocates for the Social Sciences and Humanities to be more involved in energy policymaking. It forms part of the European platform for energy-related Social Sciences and Humanities’ activities, and works on the premise that crossing disciplines is essential. All of its contributions are highly interdisciplinary, with each chapter grounded in at least three different Social Sciences and Humanities disciplines. These varying perspectives come together to cover an array of issues relevant to the energy transition, including: energy poverty, justice, political ecology, governance, behaviours, imaginaries, systems approaches, modelling, as well as the particular challenges faced by interdisciplinary work. As a whole, the book presents new ideas for future energy policy, particularly at the European level. It is a valuable resource for energy researchers interested in interdisciplinary and society-relevant perspectives. Those working outside the Social Sciences and Humanities will find this book an accessible way of learning more about how these subjects can constructively contribute to energy policy. Front Matter ....Pages i-xxvii Mobilising the Energy-Related Social Sciences and Humanities (Chris Foulds, Rosie Robison)....Pages 1-11 Front Matter ....Pages 13-13 Plugging the Gap Between Energy Policy and the Lived Experience of Energy Poverty: Five Principles for a Multidisciplinary Approach (Lucie Middlemiss, Ross Gillard, Victoria Pellicer, Koen Straver)....Pages 15-29 Shaping Blue Growth: Social Sciences at the Nexus Between Marine Renewables and Energy Policy (Sandy Kerr, Laura Watts, Ruth Brennan, Rhys Howell, Marcello Graziano, Anne Marie O’Hagan et al.)....Pages 31-46 Looking for Perspectives! EU Energy Policy in Context (Anna Åberg, Johanna Höffken, Susanna Lidström)....Pages 47-59 Front Matter ....Pages 61-61 Achieving Data Synergy: The Socio-Technical Process of Handling Data (Sarah Higginson, Marina Topouzi, Carlos Andrade-Cabrera, Ciara O’Dwyer, Sarah Darby, Donal Finn)....Pages 63-81 Building Governance and Energy Efficiency: Mapping the Interdisciplinary Challenge (Frankie McCarthy, Susan Bright, Tina Fawcett)....Pages 83-96 Crossing Borders: Social Sciences and Humanities Perspectives on European Energy Systems Integration (Antti Silvast, Ronan Bolton, Vincent Lagendijk, Kacper Szulecki)....Pages 97-110 A Complementary Understanding of Residential Energy Demand, Consumption and Services (Ralitsa Hiteva, Matthew Ives, Margot Weijnen, Igor Nikolic)....Pages 111-127 Front Matter ....Pages 129-129 Imaginaries and Practices: Learning from ‘ENERGISE’ About the Integration of Social Sciences with the EU Energy Union (Audley Genus, Frances Fahy, Gary Goggins, Marfuga Iskandarova, Senja Laakso)....Pages 131-144 Challenges Ahead: Understanding, Assessing, Anticipating and Governing Foreseeable Societal Tensions to Support Accelerated Low-Carbon Transitions in Europe (Bruno Turnheim, Joeri Wesseling, Bernhard Truffer, Harald Rohracher, Luis Carvalho, Claudia Binder)....Pages 145-161 Towards a Political Ecology of EU Energy Policy (Gavin Bridge, Stefania Barca, Begüm Özkaynak, Ethemcan Turhan, Ryan Wyeth)....Pages 163-175 Back Matter ....Pages 177-193