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An institutional development perspective on prepaid solar electrification and gender relations in rural off-grid communities

农村离网社区预付费太阳能电气化和性别关系的制度发展视角

基本信息

批准号：
1872968
负责人：
金额：
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依托单位：
University of Sussex
依托单位国家：
英国
项目类别：
Studentship
财政年份：
2017
资助国家：
英国
起止时间：
2017 至无数据
项目状态：
已结题

来源：
https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=studentship-1872968
关键词：
institutional development perspective prepaid solar

项目摘要

The goal of this research project is to understand the extent and ways in which prepaid electricity services impact on gender relations in rural low-income communities. Prepaid solar electrification is the provision of renewable energy on apay-as-you-go basis for people without electricity access. This emerging and highly topical electrification strategy aims to break down financial barriers that exclude so many people from efficient, effective and safe energy access. Currently1.6billion people lack electricity access worldwide. Studies show that prepaid solar electricity is likely to have a large impact on the lives of women, as they spend the majority of their time at home, caring for the family. As yet, however, littleis understood about the extent of this impact and the ways in which it may occur, either in practice or in theory. Therefore, it is anticipated that by gaining an understanding of how prepaid electricity impacts gender relations in practice, analysed using a synthesis of concepts from science and technology studies (STS), gender studies and institutional development theory, this investigation can identify ways to maximize beneficial development outcomes for women from ruralelectrification programmes and advance theory in this field.Fieldwork will require partnership with a prepaid solar energy provider in Tanzania or Kenya and involve the collection of primary research material in two key forms: semi-structured interviews and focus groups. This will require two trips, eachestimated to take approximately three months. Semi-structured interviews will be conducted with a selection of rural prepaid electricity customers before and during their use of the service, as well as a selection of people who are not using the service at all. These comparisons of time and situation are necessary to establish the validity of proposed links between gender relation development and the use of prepaid electricity. It is important to acknowledge changes that would have occurred anyway, regardless of this intervention. Semi-structured interviews have been chosen to allow for both structure and flexibility within the interviewee researcher dynamic. The data captured from the interviews will be qualitative, based on concepts synthesized from the literatures mentioned above. The questions will be set by the researcher and tailored based on the interviewee's responses, thereby benefitting from iterative learning within each conversation.Focus groups will be used to explore likely subtle changes in gender relations and evidence for them. The groups will take a number of forms in order to compare perceptions between different segments of the prepaid energy consumerpopulation, as well as invite different group dynamics for sharing. By systematically comparing different viewpoints and experiences, this methodology aims to draw robust and well-considered findings. It also hopes to capture the contestedand negotiated nature of gender relation development. Focus groups have been chosen because they act as relaxed group interviews, enabling interaction and discussion within a group of people, with the researcher acting as moderator.

这一研究项目的目标是了解预付费电力服务对农村低收入社区性别关系的影响程度和方式。预付费太阳能电气化是为没有电力供应的人提供按需付费的可再生能源。这一新兴的、高度热门的电气化战略旨在打破将如此多的人排除在高效、有效和安全的能源获取之外的财务障碍。目前，全世界有16亿人没有用上电。研究表明，预付费太阳能发电可能会对女性的生活产生很大影响，因为她们大部分时间都呆在家里照顾家庭。然而，到目前为止，无论是在实践中还是在理论上，人们对这种影响的程度和可能发生的方式了解很少。因此，预计通过综合运用科学和技术研究、性别研究和体制发展理论对预付费电力如何在实践中影响两性关系进行分析，这项调查可以确定如何从农村电气化方案中最大限度地使妇女受益的发展成果最大化，并推动这一领域的理论。实地工作将需要与坦桑尼亚或肯尼亚的预付费太阳能供应商建立伙伴关系，并以两种主要形式收集主要研究材料：半结构化访谈和专题小组。这将需要两次旅行，每次估计需要大约三个月的时间。在使用这项服务之前和期间，将对农村预付费电力客户以及根本不使用这项服务的人进行半结构化访谈。这些时间和情况的比较对于确定拟议的两性关系发展与使用预付费电力之间的联系的有效性是必要的。重要的是要承认无论如何都会发生的变化，无论这种干预如何。选择半结构化访谈是为了在受访者研究人员的动态范围内既考虑结构又考虑灵活性。从访谈中获得的数据将是定性的，基于从上述文献中综合的概念。这些问题将由研究人员设置，并根据受访者的回答进行定制，从而受益于每次对话中的迭代学习。焦点小组将被用来探索性别关系中可能出现的微妙变化和证据。这些群体将采取多种形式，以比较预付费能源消费群体中不同群体之间的看法，并邀请不同的群体动态进行分享。通过系统地比较不同的观点和经验，这一方法旨在得出强有力的和经过深思熟虑的结果。它还希望抓住性别关系发展的争议性和谈判性。之所以选择焦点小组，是因为它们作为轻松的小组访谈，使一群人之间能够进行互动和讨论，研究人员担任主持人。