Development and contention: Energy politics in the contemporary era
The centrality of energy in political and social life and what that tells us about state-society relations in the 21st century. Watch...
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The centrality of energy in political and social life and what that tells us about state-society relations in the 21st century. Watch...
5 January 2022
Published by: Institute of Development Studies
Recent years have seen energy protests erupt in many countries around the world. Globally, countries are wrestling with the need to achieve a just transition away from fossil fuels while at the same time ensuring access to affordable energy.
29 October 2021
Published by: Institute of Development Studies
Recent years have seen energy protests erupt in many countries around the world. Globally, countries are wrestling with the need to achieve a just transition away from fossil fuels while at the same time ensuring access to affordable energy.
1 September 2021
Published by: Institute of Development Studies
Energy protests are becoming increasingly common and significant around the world. While in the global North concerns tend to centre around climate issues, in the global South the concerns are more often with affordable energy. Both types of protests, however, have one issue in common: the undemocratic nature of energy policymaking.
5 February 2021
19 January 2021
19 January 2021
5 March 2020
A new IDS-led project working with BRAC (Bangladesh), IDEAS (Pakistan), ISST (India) and CARE (Nepal), will be identifying and analysing cases where women’s struggles and movements have been successful in protecting and progressing the gains they have made despite social and political backlash.