Tackling Long-Term Global Energy Problems: The Contribution of Social Science

Front Matter....Pages i-xxviii
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Introduction....Pages 3-10
Energy-Related Challenges....Pages 11-22
The Indispensable Role of Social Science in Energy Research....Pages 23-43
Front Matter....Pages 45-45
What About Social Science and Interdisciplinarity? A 10-Year Content Analysis of Energy Policy ....Pages 47-71
Towards an Integrative Framework for Energy Transitions of Households in Developing Countries....Pages 73-96
A Socio-Cultural Analysis of Changing Household Electricity Consumption in India....Pages 97-113
The Changing Context for Efforts to Avoid the ‘Curse of Oil’....Pages 115-132
Contributions of Economics and Ethics to an Assessment of Emissions Trading....Pages 133-166
No Smooth, Managed Pathway to Sustainable Energy Systems – Politics, Materiality and Visions for Wind Turbine and Biogas Technology....Pages 167-189
Technical Fixes Under Surveillance – CCS and Lessons Learned from the Governance of Long-Term Radioactive Waste Management....Pages 191-226
Learning from the Transdisciplinary Case Study Approach: A Functional-Dynamic Approach to Collaboration Among Diverse Actors in Applied Energy Settings....Pages 227-245
Lessons from the Invited Contributions....Pages 247-261
Synthesis: Research Perspectives....Pages 263-269
Front Matter....Pages 271-271
Lessons for Problem-Solving Energy Research in the Social Sciences....Pages 273-319
Back Matter....Pages 321-336