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New materialism, object-oriented ontology and fictive imaginaries: new directions in energy research

Murphy, Padraig orcid logoORCID: 0000-0001-6268-6579, Brereton, Pat orcid logoORCID: 0000-0003-1681-7202 and O'Brolchain, Fiachra orcid logoORCID: 0000-0001-5290-8772 (2021) New materialism, object-oriented ontology and fictive imaginaries: new directions in energy research. Energy Research & Social Science, 79 . ISSN 2214-6296

Abstract
This paper takes up the challenge set down by the review work of Hess and Sovacool (2020) and Sovacool et al. (2020) and joins the conversation about future research agendas where STS is aligned towards humanities and social science research of energy solutions. We identified two under-representations in these review papers: 1) New materialism and object-oriented ontological (OOO) approaches and 2) how fictive imaginaries develop the link between OOO and public engagement with energy challenges. We propose that ontology of objects and non- human worlds is central to cocreation work in energy research where there exist assemblages of the Anthro- pocene. We argue that an ethical, engaged, object-oriented ontology that links with fictive imaginaries is crucial whichever direction STS takes in energy research
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Item Type:Article (Published)
Refereed:Yes
Uncontrolled Keywords:Environmental ethics; Science and technology studies; Speculative realism; Just transition; New materialism; Object-oriented ontology; Public engagement
Subjects:UNSPECIFIED
DCU Faculties and Centres:DCU Faculties and Schools > Faculty of Humanities and Social Science > School of Communications
DCU Faculties and Schools > Faculty of Humanities and Social Science > School of Theology, Philosophy, & Music
Publisher:Elsevier
Official URL:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.erss.2021.102146
Copyright Information:© 2021 The Authors. Open Access (CC-BY 4.0)
ID Code:27827
Deposited On:05 Oct 2022 14:44 by Thomas Murtagh . Last Modified 05 Oct 2022 14:44
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