Transforming power: Social science and the politics of energy choices

Energy Research and Social Science

Volumn 1, Issue , 2014, Pages 83-95

  Stirling, Andy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Climate geoengineering; Energy transitions; Nuclear power; Planetary boundaries; Power; Reflexive governance; Renewable energy; Social science; Sociotechnical regimes; Sustainability; Transformation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84904596319     PISSN: 22146296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.erss.2014.02.001     Document Type: Article

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