Energy Transitions and Social Psychology: A Sociotechnical Perspective

ISBN-13: 9780367661465 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 194 str.

Paul Upham; Paula B?gel; Katinka Johansen

Opis

This book argues for an interdisciplinary approach to studying energy transitions, and presents an integrated socio-technical and psychological perspective.

Spis treści

List of Figures

List of Tables

List of Boxes

Preface

Acknowledgements

Author Biographies

Part I Rationale

1. Introduction

2. Social science approaches to energy technology acceptance and diffusion

3. How is social psychology currently used in the sociotechnical sustainability transitions literature?

4. Strong structuration as an integrating framework for psychological and sociological perspectives

Part II Case study applications

5. The psychology of expectations in sociotechnical systems

6. The role of social representations in sociotechnical transitions

7. The role of values in grassroots innovations

8. Socio-technical transition governance and public engagement

9. Conclusions and research directions

Appendix

Index

O autorze

Paul Upham is Chair of Human Behaviour and Sustainable Development at Leuphana University, Germany, and Visiting Professor at the Copernicus Institute of Sustainable Development at Utrecht University, the Netherlands.

Paula Bögel is a post-doctoral researcher in the social psychology of energy transitions at the Chair for Human Behaviour and Sustainable Development at Leuphana University, Germany and of the research group Urban Analytics and Transitions at the Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), Stockholm, Sweden.

Katinka Johansen is a post-doctoral researcher in energy social science at the Chair for Human Behaviour and Sustainable Development at Leuphana University, and has recently completed a PhD in social psychology at the Technical University of Denmark.