Energy poverty in the Czech Republic : Individual
responsibility or structural issue?

J 2021

Energy poverty in the Czech Republic : Individual responsibility or structural issue?

KOĎOUSKOVÁ, Hedvika a Lukáš LEHOTSKÝ

Základní údaje

Originální název

Energy poverty in the Czech Republic : Individual responsibility or structural issue?

Autoři

KOĎOUSKOVÁ, Hedvika a Lukáš LEHOTSKÝ

Vydání

Energy Research & Social Science, Amsterdam, Elsevier, 2021, 2214-6296

Další údaje

Jazyk

angličtina

Typ výsledku

Článek v odborném periodiku

Obor

50601 Political science

Stát vydavatele

Nizozemské království

Utajení

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

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URL

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Impact factor: 8.514

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Ano

Kód RIV

RIV/00216224:14230/21:00120846

Organizační jednotka

Fakulta sociálních studií

Klíčová slova anglicky

Energy poverty; Policy framing; Bureaucracy; The Czech Republic

Štítky

rivok

Příznaky

Mezinárodní význam, Recenzováno

Změněno: 16. 6. 2021 09:19, Mgr. Blanka Farkašová

Anotace

V originále

Although energy poverty is now high on the EU agenda, pressing member states to adopt targeted policies, there are considerable differences in the state of play across individual countries. In this context, it is worth investigating how this agenda translates into policy. We aim to contribute to this underrepresented strand of research in the energy poverty domain by focusing on the discursive side. This paper starts with the theoretical assumption that bureaucrats are especially important in the initial stages of new policy formation. It further presupposes framing as a process that typically occurs in tackling the complex reality of an emerging policy problem. We have chosen the Czech Republic as a case study as it does not currently have any official energy poverty policies though a working group on the ministerial level has been tasked to define the issue in the Czech context. The research reveals how relevant Czech bureaucrats frame the question of energy poverty. We identify three distinctive frames. Whereas two frames follow the broader ideological debate on poverty (individualizing vs. structural view), the third builds on the concept of vulnerability. None of the frames is clearly predominant. Besides their conflicting views about the causes of energy poverty, responsibilities and policies, there are also disagreements over the appropriate level (national or regional) of governance and a widely held belief that external research actors should shed more light on the issue. The complexity of the discussion may complicate finding a common approach.

Návaznosti

MUNI/A/1044/2019, interní kód MU

Název: Perspektivy evropské integrace v kontextu globální politiky II

Investor: Masarykova univerzita, Perspektivy evropské integrace v kontextu globální politiky II, DO R. 2020_Kategorie A - Specifický výzkum - Studentské výzkumné projekty

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Energy_poverty_in_the_Czech_Republic.pdf

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Citovat

KOĎOUSKOVÁ, Hedvika a Lukáš LEHOTSKÝ. Energy poverty in the Czech Republic : Individual responsibility or structural issue? Energy Research & Social Science. Amsterdam: Elsevier, 2021, roč. 72, February, s. 1-9. ISSN 2214-6296. Dostupné z: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.erss.2020.101877.

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KOĎOUSKOVÁ, Hedvika a Lukáš LEHOTSKÝ. Energy poverty in the Czech Republic : Individual responsibility or structural issue? \textit{Energy Research \&{} Social Science}. Amsterdam: Elsevier, 2021, roč.~72, February, s.~1-9. ISSN~2214-6296. Dostupné z: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.erss.2020.101877.

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