Discourses about energy transition in Austrian climate and energy model regions: Turning awareness into action. Issue 8 (December 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Komendantova, Nadejda; Neumueller, Sonata
• Other Names: Caliskan Hakan guest-editor.; Reddy Koduru Janardhan guest-editor.; Sohret Yasin guest-editor.
• Is Part Of: Energy & environment. Volume 31:Issue 8(2020)
• Page Start: 1473
• Page End: 1497
• Publication Date: 2020-12
• Subjects: Energy transition -- Austrian energy policy -- climate and energy model regions -- discourse analysis -- stakeholders engagement and participation -- human factors of energy transition; Power resources -- Environmental aspects -- Periodicals; Power resources -- Periodicals; Renewable energy sources -- Periodicals; Energy policy -- Environmental aspects -- Periodicals; Ressources énergétiques; Politique énergétique; Energy policy -- Environmental aspects; Power resources; Power resources -- Environmental aspects; Renewable energy sources; Periodicals; 333.7
• DOI: 10.1177/0958305X20907086
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0958-305X

Abstract

The paper is focused on energy transition and stakeholders' discourses about it in three Austrian Climate and Energy Model Regions (Baden, Ebreichsdorf, and Freistadt). The theoretical basis of the paper is in the theory of plural rationalities. The data were collected from in-depth qualitative interviews with different stakeholders' groups in each region, identified through comprehensive stakeholders mapping. The data were analyzed with qualitative data analysis software NVivo to identify elements and narratives of various discourses. The key words and meanings were embedded in the coding of context for different discourses following the content analysis techniques. The results, based on word clouds, identified major elements of hierarchical, egalitarian, or individualistic discourses. Based on identified discourses, energy policy measure can be developed to turn awareness about energy transition into action and to develop compromise solutions, which address narratives of various discourses.