Theorising Goverance Change for a Sustainable Economy – This workshop was held on 30th April 2013 and sought to explore and better understand theoretical approaches to understanding change in governance systems, with a particular focus on managing transformation to a more sustainable energy system and economy.
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May 13, 2013
“We’re not talking about lab experiments”: Emerging governance practices for sustainable energy in the UK Janette Webb and David Hawkey Abstract: This paper uses evidence about practices of local energy development as the basis for theorising about governance change for sustainable economy. It considers the policy ambition for transition to clean, affordable energy as a major collective action problem which has to be addressed in the context of the liberalised, and in the UK centralised, energy markets developed alongside finance capitalism over the last 20- 30 years. The paper focuses on decentralised combined heat and
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May 13, 2013
The role of governance in accelerating transition towards more integrated, service-oriented infrastructure operation Katy Roelich, Tina Schmeider, Julia Steinberger and Christof Knoeri Abstract: Infrastructure operation in the UK can be described as separate utility systems provisioning unconstrained demand, with higher throughput corresponding to higher profits. A more sustainable approach would prioritise coordinated infrastructure operation focused on essential service delivery at the lowest possible resource use. However, the presiding policy paradigm reinforces the current regime to such an extent that it constrains the necessary transition to a more sustainable infrastructure system. This paper combines the findings
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May 13, 2013
Governing transformation? Climate finance in South Africa’s energy sector Lucy Baker Abstract: This paper fuses approaches from socio-technical transitions (Geels and Schot 2007, Smith et al 2005) with political economy perspectives informed by the literature on South Africa’s minerals-energy complex (Fine and Rustomjee 1996). In doing so it generates key insights into governance and policy-making in the electricity sector and contributes to an analytical framework for a problem that is at once political, economic, social and technological. Such a framework allows for the analysis of historical power relations, structural change, the underlying interests of dominant
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April 26, 2013
This is the final agenda for our one day workshop on theoretical approaches to understanding change in governance systems, with a particular focus on managing transformation to a more sustainable energy system and economy. Increasingly, research on energy transitions call for greater innovation, not only in technologies, corporate and individual behaviours, but also in political practices. Much of the literature concludes that without a core role for national government(s) in supporting the transition to a sustainable economy, and especially in niche technology markets, progress will be too slow to prevent global temperature rising above two degrees centigrade
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February 5, 2013
For Workshop on 30th April 2013, London The Innovation and Governance (IGov) research group is hosting a one-day workshop on theoretical approaches to understanding change in governance systems, with a particular focus on managing transformation to a more sustainable energy system and economy. More information on IGov and its aims are available from www.exeter.ac.uk/igov Increasingly, research on energy transitions call for greater innovation, not only in technologies, corporate and individual behaviours, but also in political practices. Much of the literature concludes that without a core role for national government(s) in supporting the transition to a
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