Cooper, A;
Shipworth, D;
(2017)
Efficient energy research for effective energy policy: strategy, design and methods.
Presented at: Energy for Society: 1st Energy Research and Social Science Conference, Sitges, Spain.
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Abstract
The energy policy sector is awash with research focused either on technical engineering or economics/modelling (Sovacool, 2014). A growing recognition of the need for more social science in this area has given rise to an increasing literature from disciplines in that area. Yet, despite recognition that energy systems are socio-technical systems, and the need to understand the technical in direct relation to the social, very little research is actually socio-technical (Love and Cooper, 2015). Doing socio-technical research in energy for policy demands complex, expensive and novel data collection – and to do this requires strategic thinking to make best use of research resources. Socio-technical research is pivotal for ensuring that energy policy works well with people and technology, so developing this area is critical for success. In the UK, recent work (Cooper, Shipworth and Humphreys, 2014) has focused on developing a large-scale (N = >10,000) socio-technical longitudinal panel of homes. Such a panel – if designed well – could serve as a central spine in a strategic programme that can makes sense of, and add value to the wider range of research activity. Small scale technical or qualitative social studies can be situated in relation to what is known about the wider population. A key challenge in making socio-technical research work is the generation of new research methods that support integration across domains. These issues collectively give rise to the need to consider how strategy, research design and methods are all implicated in the generation of efficient energy research for effective energy policy.
| Type: | Conference item (Presentation) |
|---|---|
| Title: | Efficient energy research for effective energy policy: strategy, design and methods |
| Event: | Energy for Society: 1st Energy Research and Social Science Conference |
| Location: | Sitges, Spain |
| Dates: | 02 - 05 April 2017 |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| Publisher version: | https://www.elsevier.com/events/conferences/intern... |
| Language: | English |
| Keywords: | socio-technical, policy, energy |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science > STEaPP UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of the Built Environment UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of the Built Environment > Bartlett School Env, Energy and Resources |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1549803 |
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