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Sociotechnical agendas: Reviewing future directions for energy and climate research

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dc.contributor.authorSovacool, Benjamin K.en
dc.contributor.authorHess, David J.en
dc.contributor.authorAmir, Sulfikaren
dc.contributor.authorGeels, Frank W.en
dc.contributor.authorHirsh, Richarden
dc.contributor.authorMedina, Leandro Rodriguezen
dc.contributor.authorMiller, Clarken
dc.contributor.authorPalavicino, Carla Alvialen
dc.contributor.authorPhadke, Roopalien
dc.contributor.authorRyghaug, Marianneen
dc.contributor.authorSchot, Johanen
dc.contributor.authorSilvast, Anttien
dc.contributor.authorStephens, Jennieen
dc.contributor.authorStirling, Andyen
dc.contributor.authorTurnheim, Brunoen
dc.contributor.authorVleuten, Erik van deren
dc.contributor.authorLente, Harro vanen
dc.contributor.authorYearley, Stevenen
dc.contributor.departmentHistoryen
dc.date.accessioned2021-02-12T15:26:14Zen
dc.date.available2021-02-12T15:26:14Zen
dc.date.issued2020-12en
dc.description.abstractThe field of science and technology studies (STS) has introduced and developed a "sociotechnical" perspective that has been taken up by many disciplines and areas of inquiry. The aims and objectives of this study are threefold: to interrogate which sociotechnical concepts or tools from STS are useful at better understanding energy-related social science, to reflect on prominent themes and topics within those approaches, and to identify current research gaps and directions for the future. To do so, the study builds on a companion project, a systematic analysis of 262 articles published from 2009 to mid-2019 that categorized and reviewed sociotechnical perspectives in energy social science. It identifies future research directions by employing the method of "co creation" based on the reflections of sixteen prominent researchers in the field in late 2019 and early 2020. Drawing from this co-created synthesis, this study first identifies three main areas of sociotechnical perspectives in energy research (sociotechnical systems, policy, and expertise and publics) with 15 topics and 39 subareas. The study then identifies five main themes for the future development of sociotechnical perspectives in energy research: conditions of systematic change; embedded agency; justice, power, identity and politics; imaginaries and discourses; and public engagement and governance. It also points to the recognized need for pluralism and parallax: for research to show greater attention to demographic and geographical diversity; to stronger research designs; to greater theoretical triangulation; and to more transdisciplinary approaches.en
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dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.erss.2020.101617en
dc.identifier.eissn2214-6326en
dc.identifier.issn2214-6296en
dc.identifier.other101617en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/102352en
dc.identifier.volume70en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.rightsCreative Commons Attribution 4.0 Internationalen
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/en
dc.subjectScience and technology studiesen
dc.subjectSociotechnical systemsen
dc.subjectScience technology and societyen
dc.subjectSociology of scientific knowledgeen
dc.subjectSustainability transitionsen
dc.titleSociotechnical agendas: Reviewing future directions for energy and climate researchen
dc.title.serialEnergy Research & Social Scienceen
dc.typeArticle - Refereeden
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