Just Energy Transitions: Critical Social Science Perspectives on Energy, 5 ECTS

This course explores critical social science perspectives on justice in relation to energy and energy transitions, and enable the participants to reflect on the political, social and economical aspects of energy use and potential energy transitions in different contexts and in relation to different forms of energy (fossil, renewable and biofuel), resource uses and approaches to governance.

Course examination is in the form of active participation during lectures and presentations during the seminars. And a completed written final assignment of 4,000 words. 

On completion of the course, the student will be able to:

• Discuss how sustainability and especially carbon emission reductions are operationalized in specific sectors or related to contemporary energy projects
• Describe different social science approaches (theoretical and empirical) to analysing justice in the context of energy transitions 
• Analyse how the political economy of just transition programs and projects shape possibilities for fair and green transitions 
• Reflect on the importance and role of carbon emission reductions compared to other environmental criteria in sustainability transitions

Course Leader: Patrik Oskarsson & Cristian Alarcon

To read more about the course syllabus and other course specific information, please see the course page: Just energy transitions - Syllabus