The Energy Commons and Commoning
Collective Action in Energy Transitions
Javanshir Fouladvand (Universiteit Utrecht)
Thomas Bauwens ( Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam)
Amineh Ghorbani (TU Delft - System Engineering)
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Abstract
This editorial introduces the Collection on “Energy Commons: Collective Action for Sustainable Energy” examining energy commons as alternatives to market-based energy systems. Through three empirical contributions, it explores how energy commoning practices navigate five fundamental paradoxes: inclusion versus exclusion, Western frameworks versus pluriversal approaches, local autonomy versus global coordination, narrow focus versus whole value chains, and anti-capitalist ideals versus market realities. The Collection demonstrates these tensions as productive forces driving innovation in energy governance.
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