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Tackling Long-Term Global Energy Problems

The Contribution of Social Science

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  • © 2012

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Editors:
  1. Daniel Spreng

    1. ETH Zurich, Energy Science Center (ESC), Zurich, Switzerland

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  2. Thomas Flüeler

    1. ETH Zurich, Institute for Environmental Decisions (I, Zurich, Switzerland

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  3. David L. Goldblatt

    1. ETH Zurich, Centre for Energy Policy and Economics (, Zurich, Switzerland

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  4. Jürg Minsch

    1. minsch sustainability affairs, Zurich, Switzerland

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  • Provides the most comprehensive treatment to date of the role played in energy research by the social sciences
  • Includes contributions notable for their multidisciplinary rigour and relevance to contemporary energy dilemmas
  • Features unique graphical syntheses of research findings
  • Supplies researchers with a solid foundation in designing their agendas

Part of the book series: Environment & Policy (ENPO, volume 52)

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Table of contents (14 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxviii
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  2. Part I

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Introduction

      • David L. Goldblatt, Jürg Minsch, Thomas Flüeler, Daniel Spreng
      Pages 3-10

    3. Energy-Related Challenges

      • Thomas Flüeler, David L. Goldblatt, Jürg Minsch, Daniel Spreng
      Pages 11-22

    4. The Indispensable Role of Social Science in Energy Research

      • Jürg Minsch, David L. Goldblatt, Thomas Flüeler, Daniel Spreng
      Pages 23-43

  3. Invited Contributions

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 45-45
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  4. Introduction

    1. 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, Yanchun Ong
      Pages 47-71

    2. Towards an Integrative Framework for Energy Transitions of Households in Developing Countries

      • Shonali Pachauri, Daniel Spreng
      Pages 73-96

    3. A Socio-Cultural Analysis of Changing Household Electricity Consumption in India

      • Harold Wilhite
      Pages 97-113

    4. The Changing Context for Efforts to Avoid the ‘Curse of Oil’

      • Jill Shankleman
      Pages 115-132

    5. Contributions of Economics and Ethics to an Assessment of Emissions Trading

      • Adrian Muller
      Pages 133-166

    6. No Smooth, Managed Pathway to Sustainable Energy Systems – Politics, Materiality and Visions for Wind Turbine and Biogas Technology

      • Ulrik Jørgensen
      Pages 167-189

    7. Technical Fixes Under Surveillance – CCS and Lessons Learned from the Governance of Long-Term Radioactive Waste Management

      • Thomas Flüeler
      Pages 191-226

    8. Learning from the Transdisciplinary Case Study Approach: A Functional-Dynamic Approach to Collaboration Among Diverse Actors in Applied Energy Settings

      • Michael Stauffacher, Pius Krütli, Thomas Flüeler, Roland W. Scholz
      Pages 227-245

    9. Lessons from the Invited Contributions

      • Daniel Spreng, David L. Goldblatt
      Pages 247-261

    10. Synthesis: Research Perspectives

      • David L. Goldblatt, Daniel Spreng, Thomas Flüeler, Jürg Minsch
      Pages 263-269

  5. Part III

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 271-271
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    2. Lessons for Problem-Solving Energy Research in the Social Sciences

      • Jürg Minsch, Thomas Flüeler, David L. Goldblatt, Daniel Spreng
      Pages 273-319

  6. Back Matter

    Pages 321-336
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About this book

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.

Editors and Affiliations

  • ETH Zurich, Energy Science Center (ESC), Zurich, Switzerland

    Daniel Spreng

  • ETH Zurich, Institute for Environmental Decisions (I, Zurich, Switzerland

    Thomas Flüeler

  • ETH Zurich, Centre for Energy Policy and Economics (, Zurich, Switzerland

    David L. Goldblatt

  • minsch sustainability affairs, Zurich, Switzerland

    Jürg Minsch

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