Conflicted Energy Transition—Conception of a Theoretical Framework for Its Investigation

Energy transition plays a central role in efforts to reduce anthropogenic global warming. However, energy transition involves physical manifestations, for example in the form of wind turbines, photovoltaic plants, and power lines, which trigger resistance, especially among those who live in the vici...

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Published inLand (Basel) Vol. 11; no. 1; p. 116
Main Authors Kühne, Olaf, Parush, Debi, Shmueli, Deborah, Jenal, Corinna
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Basel MDPI AG 01.01.2022
Subjects
Alternative energy sources
Anthropogenic factors
Climate change
Complexity
conflict theory
Dahrendorf, Ralf
Electricity
Electricity distribution
Emissions
Empirical analysis
Energy
Energy transition
Environmental policy
Framing
framing approach
Global warming
Greenhouse gases
Industrial plant emissions
land
landscape
landscapes
neopragmatic landscape theory
neopragmatism
Photovoltaics
Power lines
Power plants
Renewable resources
Turbines
wind
Wind power
Wind turbines
Germany
Israel
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Summary:Energy transition plays a central role in efforts to reduce anthropogenic global warming. However, energy transition involves physical manifestations, for example in the form of wind turbines, photovoltaic plants, and power lines, which trigger resistance, especially among those who live in the vicinity of the (planned) plants. The reasons for this resistance are complex, as they relate to residents’ emotional ties and/or stereotypical common-sense expectations of landscape. The complexity of landscape conflicts in general, and energy transition-related conflicts in particular, makes it difficult to capture the intricacy of the subject matter by means of a single theoretical perspective. To address this difficulty, a neopragmatic approach of identifying and combining appropriate theoretical perspectives is utilized to develop an analytic framework for understanding these conflicts. To this end, we draw on Dahrendorf’s conflict theory and the framing approach. Both have high complementary explanatory potential and empirical applicability, with the framing approach broadening the theoretical prism to include micro-individuals and groups to Dahrendorf’s meso-social perspective.
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ISSN:2073-445X
2073-445X
DOI:10.3390/land11010116