The Energy Commons and Commoning: Collective Action in Energy Transitions
Abstract
This editorial introduces the Collection on “Energy Commons: Collective Action for Sustainable Energy” examining energy commons as alternatives to market-based energy systems. Through three empirical contributions, it explores how energy commoning practices navigate five fundamental paradoxes: inclusion versus exclusion, Western frameworks versus pluriversal approaches, local autonomy versus global coordination, narrow focus versus whole value chains, and anti-capitalist ideals versus market realities. The Collection demonstrates these tensions as productive forces driving innovation in energy governance.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Sustainability and Climate Change Governance
Water Governance and Infrastructure
Global Energy and Sustainability Research
Publication details
- Journal / source
- International Journal of the Commons
- Publisher
- Ubiquity Press, Ltd.
- Volume
- 20
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 90–95
- Publication date
- 1 January 2026
- Language
- EN