The Energy Commons and Commoning: Collective Action in Energy Transitions

Javanshir Fouladvand; Thomas Bauwens; Amineh Ghorbani

doi:10.5334/ijc.1681

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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The Energy Commons and Commoning: Collective Action in Energy Transitions

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