Transforming Texas-style commodification: Sovereignty, resilience, and energy justice

IF 1.9 3区经济学 Q2 URBAN STUDIES

Journal of Urban Affairs Pub Date : 2023-10-30 DOI:10.1080/07352166.2023.2268760

Whiskey Sours, Steve Vanderheiden

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ABSTRACTWe examine the 2021 collapse of the Texas electrical grid as a case study of vulnerabilities introduced by the commodification of energy systems. While theories of commodification do predict several of the observed impacts of this experiment in privatization and deregulation of public utilities, we attribute these impacts to a tendentious conception of “Texas-style” sovereignty that is not captured by existing accounts of energy justice. By supplementing existing conceptions of energy justice with an evolved conception of sovereignty, we hope to provide a more capacious and defensible normative foundation for energy systems than is available elsewhere, and one capable of diagnosing and avoiding the trappings of Texas-style energy ideals.KEYWORDS: Commodificationenergy justicesovereigntyresilience Disclosure statementNo potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).Additional informationNotes on contributorsWhiskey SoursWhiskey Sours is a PhD candidate at the University of Colorado Boulder. They work primarily on transgender theory & politics, and environmental political theory. Their work is guided by agreement with Ivan Illich in seeking to develop and promote the protection, use, and enjoyment of personal energy under personal control. This paper is their first publication.Steve VanderheidenSteve Vanderheiden is professor of political science at the University of Colorado at Boulder. He specializes in political theory and environmental politics, with a focus on justice and democracy issues in climate change politics and policy. Vanderheiden is the author of Atmospheric Justice: A Political Theory of Climate Change (Oxford, 2008) and Environmental Political Theory (Polity, 2020) along with numerous articles, book chapters and other publications.

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转变德州式商品化:主权、弹性和能源正义

摘要:我们研究了2021年德克萨斯州电网的崩溃，作为能源系统商品化带来的脆弱性的案例研究。虽然商品化理论确实预测了这一实验在私有化和公共事业放松管制方面的几个观察到的影响，但我们将这些影响归因于一种有倾向的“德克萨斯式”主权概念，这种概念没有被现有的能源正义描述所捕获。通过用一种演化的主权概念来补充现有的能源正义概念，我们希望为能源系统提供一个比其他地方更广阔、更站得住的规范基础，一个能够诊断和避免德州式能源理想的陷阱的基础。关键词:商品化能源公正主权弹性披露声明作者未报告潜在的利益冲突。作者简介:whiskey Sours是科罗拉多大学博尔德分校的一名博士候选人。他们主要研究跨性别理论和政治，以及环境政治理论。他们的工作是由伊凡伊里奇的协议指导下，寻求发展和促进个人控制下的个人能源的保护，使用和享受。这篇论文是他们首次发表。Steve Vanderheiden是科罗拉多大学博尔德分校的政治学教授。他专注于政治理论和环境政治，重点关注气候变化政治和政策中的正义和民主问题。范德海登是《大气正义:气候变化的政治理论》(牛津，2008年)和《环境政治理论》(政治学，2020年)以及许多文章、书籍章节和其他出版物的作者。

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Journal of Urban Affairs URBAN STUDIES-

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5.40

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4.80%

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156

期刊介绍： Focusing on urban research and policy analysis, the Journal of Urban Affairs is among the most widely cited journals in the field. Published for the Urban Affairs Association, the journal offers multidisciplinary perspectives and explores issues of relevance to both scholars and practitioners, including: - Theoretical, conceptual, or methodological approaches to metropolitan and community problems - Empirical research that advances the understanding of society - Strategies for social change in the urban milieu - Innovative urban policies and programs - Issues of current interest to those who work in the field and those who study the urban and regional environment