Dear colleagues,
<br>
<br>First of all, I would like to wish you all a happy new year! Secondly, I would
<br>like to draw your attention to a panel that we are co-organizing on opposition
<br>to formal arrangements and decision-making in energy systems. This panel seeks
<br>to discuss on what grounds and how formal decision-making processes about
<br>energy projects and energy infrastructures get contested. It investigates how
<br>such contestations and their responses contribute to reconfiguring traditional
<br>conceptions of formal and informal decision-making.
<br>
<br>If you want to show your interest and/or have questions, you can contact me or
<br>Olivier.
<br>
<br>Kind regards,
<br>
<br>Shannon Spruit (Delft University of Technology) and Olivier Ejderyan (ETH
<br>Zurich)
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>Call for Papers: Challenging formal arrangements and decision-making in the
<br>energy
<br>sector
<br>
<br>
<br>Abstract:
<br>Planning and implementation of new energy technologies and infrastructures is
<br>often characterized by high levels of institutionalization and formalization.
<br>Such decisions are grounded in procedures and guidelines which are part of
<br>legally established governance structures that aim to evaluate the
<br>desirability of energy projects.
<br>
<br>However, these structures and procedures do not always cover the wide range of
<br>meanings, concerns and values that an energy project puts at stake for
<br>different stakeholders. For instance, a strong techno-juridical focus on risks
<br>and safety in the formal assessment of energy projects may downplay other
<br>moral considerations.
<br>
<br>Consequently, the legitimacy and adequacy of formal arrangements can be
<br>challenged. For instance, local activism may arise through which citizens
<br>confront the way values are expressed, made tangible and operationalized in
<br>the process. Governmental agencies may react to such challenges by either
<br>reasserting the primacy of formal decision-making channels or opening it up to
<br>the public.
<br>
<br>On what grounds and how are formal decisions about energy technologies and
<br>infrastructures contested? How does this affect those engaged in controversies
<br>about them? Furthermore, contestation contributes to the blurring of
<br>boundaries between formal and informal forms of governance. How to understand
<br>the dynamic between formal and informal forms of governance?
<br>
<br>
<br>To address these questions, we invite papers discussing:
<br>
<br>-Practices of opposition to formal decision-making in energy (e.g. political,
<br>activist, epistemic struggles).
<br>
<br>-Interactions between formal and informal forms of governance (and/or
<br>challenges to such a distinction).
<br>
<br>-Citizen engagement, legal and regulatory experiments, and their relation to
<br>representative democracy.
<br>
<br>
<br>Practical information:
<br>
<br>-Deadline for submitting abstracts is 14/02/2018 via the EASST online
<br>portal.
<br>
<br>-Selected participants are requested to send around an extended abstract or
<br>first draft of their paper (~2000- 8000 words) to the organizers two weeks in
<br>advance, which will be distributed amongst co-presenters. We would like to
<br>invite discussants to respond to your papers before opening the flour for
<br>general discussion.
<br>
<br>-Also, if accepted participants want to use the time allotted to them (20-30
<br>minutes depending on number of participants) in a different way, e.g. to set
<br>up an interactive discussion, we want to encourage this. Just contact us and
<br>share your ideas and we're happy to think along.
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>Dr. S.L. Spruit \\ Department of Multi Actor Systems \\ TU Delft \\ 4TU
<br>Centre for Ethics and Technology
<br>
<br>Visiting address: Room B2.080, Jaffalaan 5, 2628 BX Delft \\ Postal address:
<br>Postbox 5014, 2600 GA Delft
<br>Tel: +31 (0)15 27 87223
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