This report investigates everyday domestic energy practices across ENTRUST’s six participating communities. Exploring the advantages of social practice approaches to the everyday consumption of energy in comparison to narrow behaviourist... more
This report investigates everyday domestic energy practices across ENTRUST’s six participating communities. Exploring the advantages of social practice approaches to the everyday consumption of energy in comparison to narrow behaviourist models, the report expands on the importance of developing an intersectional understanding of the multiple social positions that people occupy, and the impact of these on everyday energy practices. In particular, the impact that gender, age, and levels of socio-economic privilege have on the performance of domestic practices that emerged from the community engagements are explored, as well as a comparative assessment of the impact of these on community cohesion and resilience.
This document examines the energy-related practices that take place in six case-study communities located in France, Ireland, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom. This exploration is conducted as part of a research project exploring the... more
This document examines the energy-related practices that take place in six case-study communities located in France, Ireland, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom. This exploration is conducted as part of a research project exploring the 'human factor' in the energy system, within which a complementary study of the perceptions and attitudes towards energy technologies has also been produced. Both of these studies are taking an intersectional approach to the analysis, recognising that people have multiple, interdependent, overlapping axes of social identity – these studies focus particularly on issues of gender, socio-economic privilege and age. The purpose of the report is to move away from the dominant behaviouralist perspective – wherein people are treated as uniquely rational decision-makers – and introduce the very real social contexts through which they negotiate and understand their role within the energy system; with specific focus on their views on the energy technolo...
