Scaling up community activism: the role of intermediaries in collective approaches to community energy
Intermediary organisations can play a significant role in the changing environment of UK energy, transcending the perceived divides between individual action, activism and top-down policy. This paper discusses a Bristol based action research project which, working with local community energy groups,...
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| Iaith: | English |
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Sheffield Hallam University
2014
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| Crynodeb: | Intermediary organisations can play a significant role in the changing environment of
UK energy, transcending the perceived divides between individual action, activism and
top-down policy. This paper discusses a Bristol based action research project which,
working with local community energy groups, explored the role of intermediary
organisations not just in bringing together learning, providing support and aggregating
impact but also in helping to shape stronger local energy action by connecting across
and beyond existing activity in ways that put communities first. This approach enabled
the development of the ‘Bristol Community Strategy for Energy’, which takes a different
approach to the national ‘Community Energy Strategy’ which it preceded. We consider
the roles of intermediary organisations in scaling up community activity: linking with
policy and supporting shared action to accelerate community responses to energy
concerns. We also draw on the underpinning theory before concluding with
recommendations to reinforce the maturing and changing local energy landscape. |
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