Lithuanian Energy Security Transition: The Evolution of Public Concern and Its Socio-Economic Implications
The article analyses the evolution of the social dimension in energy security transition in Lithuania. It contributes to an emerging attempt in the literature to broaden the horizons of our understanding of societal transformation and energy transitions. The analysis reveals the interdependence of c...
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| author | Dainius Genys Ričardas Krikštolaitis Aušra Pažėraitė |
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| description | The article analyses the evolution of the social dimension in energy security transition in Lithuania. It contributes to an emerging attempt in the literature to broaden the horizons of our understanding of societal transformation and energy transitions. The analysis reveals the interdependence of changing Lithuanian society and its developing energy security concerns throughout the Independence period, from the importance of material threats (ecological, economic, and political) to post-material values (such as climate change concerns) in the context of energy security. Accordingly, the energy sector undergoes a vivid transition from a totally dependent “Energy Island” to a diversified, interconnected, and self-sustainable system. Such a journey inevitably resulted in the highlight of the social dimension in energy security and provoked certain socio-economic implications, like changing public awareness and participation, social equity and justice, and socio-economic resilience and vulnerability. The research is based on case study principles (applying sociological discourse analysis through scientific articles’ qualitative content analysis method as well as energy security policy analysis reviewing all national strategies throughout the Independence period) and is focused on a unique Lithuanian context. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-da258b0bc26c46b29b11cb5079c003a92024-02-23T15:15:34ZengMDPI AGEnergies1996-10732024-02-0117497110.3390/en17040971Lithuanian Energy Security Transition: The Evolution of Public Concern and Its Socio-Economic ImplicationsDainius Genys0Ričardas Krikštolaitis1Aušra Pažėraitė2Energy Security Research Centre, Vytautas Magnus University, Vileikos 8, LT-44404 Kaunas, LithuaniaFaculty of Informatics, Vytautas Magnus University, Universiteto 10, LT-53361 Akademija, LithuaniaFaculty of Economics and Management, Vytautas Magnus University, K. Donelaičio 52, LT-44244 Kaunas, LithuaniaThe article analyses the evolution of the social dimension in energy security transition in Lithuania. It contributes to an emerging attempt in the literature to broaden the horizons of our understanding of societal transformation and energy transitions. The analysis reveals the interdependence of changing Lithuanian society and its developing energy security concerns throughout the Independence period, from the importance of material threats (ecological, economic, and political) to post-material values (such as climate change concerns) in the context of energy security. Accordingly, the energy sector undergoes a vivid transition from a totally dependent “Energy Island” to a diversified, interconnected, and self-sustainable system. Such a journey inevitably resulted in the highlight of the social dimension in energy security and provoked certain socio-economic implications, like changing public awareness and participation, social equity and justice, and socio-economic resilience and vulnerability. The research is based on case study principles (applying sociological discourse analysis through scientific articles’ qualitative content analysis method as well as energy security policy analysis reviewing all national strategies throughout the Independence period) and is focused on a unique Lithuanian context.https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/17/4/971sociological researchsocial changeagencyknowledgeenergy securityLithuania |
| spellingShingle | Dainius Genys Ričardas Krikštolaitis Aušra Pažėraitė Lithuanian Energy Security Transition: The Evolution of Public Concern and Its Socio-Economic Implications Energies sociological research social change agency knowledge energy security Lithuania |
| title | Lithuanian Energy Security Transition: The Evolution of Public Concern and Its Socio-Economic Implications |
| title_full | Lithuanian Energy Security Transition: The Evolution of Public Concern and Its Socio-Economic Implications |
| title_fullStr | Lithuanian Energy Security Transition: The Evolution of Public Concern and Its Socio-Economic Implications |
| title_full_unstemmed | Lithuanian Energy Security Transition: The Evolution of Public Concern and Its Socio-Economic Implications |
| title_short | Lithuanian Energy Security Transition: The Evolution of Public Concern and Its Socio-Economic Implications |
| title_sort | lithuanian energy security transition the evolution of public concern and its socio economic implications |
| topic | sociological research social change agency knowledge energy security Lithuania |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/17/4/971 |
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