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(De-)zentrale Energiewende und soziale Konflikte: regionale Konflikte um die Vertretung des Gemeinwohls

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  • Sören Messinger-Zimmer
  • Julia Zilles

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While the „Energiewende“ is a national and moreover global topic, the actual increasing conflicts are taking place at the local level. But who claims to represent the common good? Which impact do protests concerning the „Energiewende“ have on the local social structure? In our text we discuss these questions based on two case studies on conflicts about the construction of new overhead power cables and wind farms. We focus on the cleavage between common good and particular interests. Furthermore we analyze certain regional cleavages. We integrate the perspectives of all actors involved in these conflicts, such as local politicians and authorities, companies, protest groups, as well as those affected citizens who decided not to join the protests. We show that the conflicts are not just dealing with their specific issues but that there are deeper regional conflicts concerning the question who is legitimated to represent the common good. Obwohl die Energiewende als gesellschaftlicher Konsens gilt, nehmen lokale Proteste gegen Energiewendeprojekte zu. Doch welche Auswirkungen haben diese Proteste auf das soziale Gefüge in den Regionen? Wer beansprucht in diesen lokalen Konflikten, das Gemeinwohl zu vertreten? Diese Fragen werden im vorliegenden Artikel empirisch auf der Grundlage von zwei Fallstudien zu den Themenbereichen Stromtrassenbau und Windenergie diskutiert. Vor allem wird auf die Konfliktlinie der Allgemeinwohlvertretung sowie auf regionale Konfliktlinien eingegangen. Dabei werden die Sichtweisen aller beteiligten Akteure sowie der betroffenen, aber nicht aktiven Bevölkerung berücksichtigt. Es wird gezeigt, dass es in den Konflikten um mehr geht als um das spezifische Projekt, das verhindert werden soll. Vielmehr wird, eingebunden in lokale Konfliktlinien, der Vertretungsanspruch des Gemeinwohls verhandelt.

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  • Sören Messinger-Zimmer & Julia Zilles, 2016. "(De-)zentrale Energiewende und soziale Konflikte: regionale Konflikte um die Vertretung des Gemeinwohls," Vierteljahrshefte zur Wirtschaftsforschung / Quarterly Journal of Economic Research, DIW Berlin, German Institute for Economic Research, vol. 85(4), pages 41-51.
  • Handle: RePEc:diw:diwvjh:85-4-4
    DOI: 10.3790/vjh.85.4.41
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    1. Bauknecht, Dierk & Funcke, Simon & Vogel, Moritz, 2020. "Is small beautiful? A framework for assessing decentralised electricity systems," Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Elsevier, vol. 118(C).
    2. Olaf Kühne, 2020. "Landscape Conflicts—A Theoretical Approach Based on the Three Worlds Theory of Karl Popper and the Conflict Theory of Ralf Dahrendorf, Illustrated by the Example of the Energy System Transformation in," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 12(17), pages 1-20, August.
    3. Olaf Kühne & Lara Koegst & Marie-Luise Zimmer & Greta Schäffauer, 2021. "“... Inconceivable, Unrealistic and Inhumane”. Internet Communication on the Flood Disaster in West Germany of July 2021 between Conspiracy Theories and Moralization—A Neopragmatic Explorative Study," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(20), pages 1-22, October.
    4. Krüger, Timmo, 2021. "Energiekonflikte und Demokratiekrise. Eine radikaldemokratische Perspektive auf das Ringen um Gemeinwohlziele der Energiewende," EconStor Open Access Articles and Book Chapters, ZBW - Leibniz Information Centre for Economics, vol. 31(4), pages 539-563.
    5. Weber Florian & Jenal Corinna & Rossmeier Albert & Kühne Olaf, 2017. "Conflicts around Germany’s Energiewende: Discourse patterns of citizens’ initiatives," Quaestiones Geographicae, Sciendo, vol. 36(4), pages 117-130, December.

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    Keywords

    Gemeinwohl; lokale Konflikte; Energiewende; Proteste;
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    JEL classification:

    • Y80 - Miscellaneous Categories - - Related Disciplines - - - Related Disciplines
    • H73 - Public Economics - - State and Local Government; Intergovernmental Relations - - - Interjurisdictional Differentials and Their Effects
    • H40 - Public Economics - - Publicly Provided Goods - - - General

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