Deadline extended until 31 January 2018.
4th Energy & Society Conference: Energy transitions in a divided world
Midterm conference of the European Sociological Association RN12 - Environment
and Society
Call for Papers
3rd 5th September 2018, University of Exeter, UK
The fourth Energy & Society Conference will take place in Exeter, UK, from 3rd
to 5th September 2018. We aim to bring together researchers interested in the
social dimensions of energy, to exchange insightful ideas and create
opportunities for collaboration. We invite contributions from sociology, other
social sciences and interdisciplinary networks.
This time the conference theme is Energy transitions in a divided world. The
theme reflects recent developments around the world that have been linked to a
decline in social and spatial cohesion and cooperation: the onward march of
individualism, privatisation and deregulation associated with neoliberal
principles, and the rise of nationalism within and beyond Europe. The Brexit
vote in the UK and the Trump presidency in the US are just two manifestations
of these processes. But what are the impacts of these wider social
transformations for future energy systems?
Confirmed keynote speakers:
Catherine Mitchell (University of Exeter)
Harald Rohracher (Linkping University)
This theme is intended to spark debate and discussion, but we encourage
submissions on a wide variety of topics including but not limited to the
following:
Local capacities, responsibilities and strategies in energy governance
Public participation in transforming energy systems and citizen
energy
International cooperation and the impact of Brexit on Europe's energy
transition
Transition strategies: From grid interconnection to sharing and
sufficiency
Theoretical approaches to energy transitions and critical perspective
Social justice, energy poverty and (future) energy systems
Dynamics and patterns of energy consumption
Smart meters, smart appliances, smart grids, smart places
Embodiment and energy: habits, dispositions, practical knowledge
Green economy, circular economy, and visions of the future
Energy discourses economic, political and environmental narratives
Methods for operationalising sociological theories on energy
transitions
Energy-water-food-resource-nexus
Living labs/real life laboratories in energy research
We encourage the submission of abstracts for presentation in traditional
conference session format as well as for roundtables and poster presentations.
We also welcome proposals for workshops organised by participants.
Workshops are meant to discuss a specific issue reflecting the conference
theme, or the contribution of social analysis to energy research and policy.
The discussion should be based on short inputs, and actively involve
participants. Interactive formats are encouraged. In roundtable sessions paper
presenters will have more time for discussion than in traditional sessions.
This format is particularly useful for presenting work in progress (e.g.
doctoral thesis) and early stage ideas for discussion with peers. Poster
presenters will be given space in a session for a 3 minutes short presentation
and posters will be displayed throughout the conference.
Submissions:
- Abstracts (oral, roundtable or poster presentations): 150-200 words, plus
authors, affiliations, and email addresses.
- Workshop proposals: the proposals should provide a title and a brief
abstract (150-200 words). Workshops can contain up to four presentations. If
the workshop involves individual presentations, the proponent organisers need
to include a title and abstract for each paper (150 words, plus names and
affiliations).
Authors cannot present more than one paper as lead-author. Abstracts must be
submitted in English.
Please submit your abstracts and workshop proposals to:
energysociety2018@exeter.ac.uk
The deadline for the submission of abstracts and workshop proposals is January
31st 2018. Authors will be informed whether or not their abstract or workshop
proposal is accepted by early March 2018.
The registration fees for members of the Research Network 12 Environment and
Society of the European Sociological Association, for non-members, and for
students are listed below. Please note that early bird registration rates are
available.
Members ESA RN 12 Students Standard fee
Early bird (until May 31st) 35 65 90
Late 60 90 120
Social events include a welcome reception, an optional conference dinner, and
excursions.
We look forward to welcoming you to Exeter.
For further information please contact: Catherine Butler
(c.butler@exeter.ac.uk) and Karen Bickerstaff
(k.bickerstaff@exeter.ac.uk)
Website: http://geography.exeter.ac.uk/energyandsociety/?
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