Arbeitspapier
Energy transition and behavioural change in rural areas - The role of energy cooperatives
The overall aim of this study is to investigate energy transition processes in rural areas by paying particular attention to the role of energy cooperatives in these processes. The study should mainly uncover, if and under which conditions energy cooperatives provide favourable structures for initialising transition processes in rural areas and involving relevant stakeholders. A particular focus will be on the question of agency in energy transition processes and the internal drivers and motivations of the people to become involved in energy cooperatives. The theoretical background of the study is the transition theory and transition management (TM) concept, which we complement by drawing on Practice Theory and social learning in order to explain behavioural changes. The study mainly builds on an empirical case study in the Rhön-Grabfeld district in Northern Bavaria (Germany). Several energy cooperatives were formed there recently through the support and promotion a small rural consultancy. In addition, the results from the case study will be complemented by and compared with other case studies from Denmark and Spain taken from the literature. One of the main research question will be, to what extent energy cooperatives can be considered a good practice example for participatory involvement in transition processes and to what extent does this have an influence on the inner drivers/motivations of actors in this transition, possibly leading to behavioural changes.
- Language
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Englisch
- Bibliographic citation
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Series: WWWforEurope Working Paper ; No. 60
- Classification
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Wirtschaft
Search; Learning; Information and Knowledge; Communication; Belief; Unawareness
Sustainable Development
Renewable Resources and Conservation: Government Policy
- Subject
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Academic research
Behavioural economics
Post-industrialisation
Social development
Social innovation
Socio-ecological transition
Transition research
- Event
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Geistige Schöpfung
- (who)
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Kaphengst, Timo
Velten, Eike Karola
- Event
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Veröffentlichung
- (who)
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WWWforEurope
- (where)
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Vienna
- (when)
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2014
- Handle
- Last update
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10.03.2025, 11:45 AM CET
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Object type
- Arbeitspapier
Associated
- Kaphengst, Timo
- Velten, Eike Karola
- WWWforEurope
Time of origin
- 2014
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