Towards impactful energy justice research: Transforming the power of academic engagement
Towards impactful energy justice research: Transforming the power of academic engagement
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DOI：
10.1016/j.erss.2020.101510
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发表时间：
2020-09-01
影响因子：
6.7
通讯作者：
Hernandez, Diana
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作者：
Jenkins, Kirsten E. H.;Stephens, Jennie C.;Hernandez, Diana
能源正义领域正处于关键时刻。随着能源系统的社会层面变得更加突出，是时候反思已经取得的成就，并展望能源正义研究和实践中具有更大影响力和跨学科方法的未来了。在过去的十年中，能源正义文献呈指数级增长，证明了其切实、适用的解释框架的吸引力和价值。但更悲观的是，这种快速增长也可能代表了一种不加批判的承诺趋势，没有适当的反思，也没有最大化社会影响。仔细考虑这些不同的解释，本文反思了能源正义学术和实践在下一波发展浪潮中的四个核心挑战和机遇：（1）能源正义术语的一致性、连通性和方向，（2）利用学术界和非学术界以及活动家之间的合作影响并取得成果，（3）需要承认和定义能源正义贡献的受众，（4）能源正义学者和实践者“言行一致”的需要。鉴于能源正义工作的及时突出，更有意识地考虑社会影响的可能性变得越来越有价值。
The field of energy justice is at a critical juncture. As the social dimensions of energy systems are becoming more salient, it is time to reflect on what has been achieved, and look towards a future of greater impact and transdisciplinary methods in energy justice research and practice. In the past 10 years, the energy justice literature has grown exponentially demonstrating the appeal and the value of its tangible, applicable explanatory framework. Yet more pessimistically, this rapid growth could also represent a trend in uncritical commitment without appropriate reflectivity and without maximizing societal impact. Carefully considering these different interpretations, this perspective article reflects on four core challenges and opportunities for energy justice scholarship and practice in its next wave of development: (1) the alignment, connectivity and orientation of energy justice terminology, (2) leveraging impact and achieving outcomes in partnership between academic and non-academic communities and activists, (3) the need to acknowledge and define the audience for energy justice contributions and (4) the need for energy justice scholars and practitioners to "practice what we preach". Given the timely salience of energy justice work, more intentional consideration of the possibilities for societal impact is increasingly valuable.