Between illegal protests and legitimate resistance. Civil disobedience against energy infrastructures

Patrick Scherhaufer, Philipp Klittich and Aron Buzogány

Utilities Policy, 2021, vol. 72, issue C

Abstract: Energy infrastructure conflicts often reflect fundamental disagreements which cannot be resolved by merely designing better governance processes. They pose complex systemic questions related to justice and do so often with a global reach. This article discusses how social movements using civil disobedience challenge democratic procedures related to energy transitions. We concentrate on justifications of civil disobedience through a case study of Ende Gelände – a climate justice alliance operating mainly in Germany – and its contestation of coal mining. The results reflect the tension between the right to resistance, the demands of liberal democracy and other aspects of democratic legitimation.

Keywords: Civil disobedience; Climate justice; Social movement (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jup.2021.101249

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