Energy Transitions and Social Psychology: A Sociotechnical Perspective (Routledge Studies in Energy Transitions)

By: Paul Upham and Paula Bögel and Katinka Johansen

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Synopsis: This book explains how social psychological concepts can be closely integrated with sociotechnical perspectives of energy transitions. It shows the value of actor-centred analysis that acknowledges the role of individual-level processes within their wider contexts of energy supply and use. In this way, the book connects social psychological and sociological frames of analysis, preserving the value of both, to provide multi-level, analytically extended accounts of energy transitions processes. Sociotechnical thinking is about the interactions of people and technology, including the rules, regulations and institutions involved. Such perspectives help to identify the many forms of path dependency that can make change difficult. Human behaviour plays a strong role in maintaining these path dependencies, but it can also introduce change. This book advocates a deliberately interdisciplinary research agenda that recognises the value of social psychological perspectives when seeking to create new pathways for energy supply and use. At the same time, it also demonstrates the value of sociotechnical perspectives for energy-related social psychology. Energy Transitions and Social Psychology will be of great interest to students and scholars of energy transitions, environmental and energy psychology, sustainable development and innovation studies, as well as students and scholars of environment and energy more generally.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
ISBN-13:: 9780429858376
Related ISBNs:: 9780429458651, 9781138311756, 9781138311756
Publisher:: Taylor and Francis
Date of Addition:: 04/12/19
Copyrighted By:: Paul Upham, Paula Bögel, Katinka Johansen
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: Nonfiction, Science, Outdoors and Nature, Business and Finance, Earth Sciences, Politics and Government
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