scholarly journals Shaping Blue Growth: Social Sciences at the Nexus Between Marine Renewables and Energy Policy

2018 ◽  
pp. 31-46 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sandy Kerr ◽  
Laura Watts ◽  
Ruth Brennan ◽  
Rhys Howell ◽  
Marcello Graziano ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Sciences ◽  
Energy Policy ◽  
Blue Growth

scholarly journals ON RUSSIA’S PROSPECTS OF PARTICIPATION IN THE TURKISH СANAL ISTANBUL PROJECT

2020 ◽  
pp. 271-280
Author(s):  
A. V. Boldyrev ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Social Sciences ◽  
Energy Policy ◽  
Russian Federation ◽  
Negative Consequences ◽  
Financial Difficulties ◽  
Energy Projects ◽  
The Russian Federation

On January 14, 2020 Ankara University of Social Sciences hosted a conference entitled “Energy Policy of Russia: Turkish Stream and Regional Balances”. The speakers outlined the main goal, which is to involve Russia in Turkish energy projects, including the Istanbul channel. In this regard, the author tried to research possibilities of Russia’s participation in the main Turkish megaproject. For Turkey to attract Russia as a co-investor means to allow the Russian Federation to regulate cargo flows in the Istanbul Canal, which seems completely impossible. In addition, the impossibility of the Russian-Turkish partnership is evidenced by the policy of Turkey itself. Despite financial difficulties, the question of attracting Russian investment has never been raised in Ankara, despite the fact that the Turks are seeking funds for their project everywhere — from Qatar and China to the Benelux countries. One should not forget that starting from 2013, Turkey has consistently put into operation all previously announced projects, and the decision to freeze some of them due to financial difficulties did not affect the Istanbul Canal. The exhaustion of the ideological concept (postponement of its launch until 2025) means that from now on the implementation of the project has moved into a more productive business phase, and the annual construction of canal sections means firm decision to complete the grand plan. At the same time, Russia will not be able to neutralize possible negative consequences by participating in the construction of the canal; it is necessary to look for other ways for cooperation.

scholarly journals Commentary 3 to the manifesto for the marine social sciences: unfolding Blue Growth

2020 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 131-132
Author(s):  
Maaike Knol-Kauffman ◽  
Peter Arbo
Keyword(s):  
Social Sciences ◽  
Blue Growth

scholarly journals Shaping Blue Growth: Social Sciences at the Nexus Between Marine Renewables and Energy Policy

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sandy Kerr ◽  
Laura Watts ◽  
Ruth Brennan ◽  
Rhys Howell ◽  
Marcello Graziano ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Sciences ◽  
Growth Strategy ◽  
Legal Issue ◽  
Legal Environment ◽  
Social Sciences And Humanities ◽  
Marine Renewable Energy ◽  
Energy Technologies ◽  
Marine Energy ◽  
Blue Growth ◽  
Biophysical Environment

The development of the Marine Renewable Energy (MRE)industry is part of the EC Blue Growth Strategy. It brings together a rangeof relationships across people, sea, and energy, from developers to localcommunities and policymakers. This calls for diverse approaches, movingbeyond an oppositional mindset to one that can establish an inclusive communityaround MRE development. Ownership of the marine environmentis a legal issue, but MRE devices operate within a cultural and emotional sense of place. Early, sustained community engagement and advocacy is crucialto developing an industry whose impacts are likely to be felt before itssocial benefits materialise. Crucially, local communities could be supportedby Social Sciences and Humanities (SSH) research in creating new mythologiesand imaginaries through which MRE technologies become an integralpart of their culture, as well as part of their biophysical environment. Acomplex physical, political, and legal environment provides the context forthese new marine energy technologies, and its development provides opportunitiesfor SSH research to address issues around the sea and to integrateinto the design of new marine energy seascapes.

What Can We Learn From Factorial Surveys About Human Behavior?

Methodology ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 19-30 ◽  
Author(s):  
Knut Petzold ◽  
Tobias Wolbring
Keyword(s):  
Social Sciences ◽  
Behavioral Intentions ◽  
Actual Behavior ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Factorial Survey ◽  
Survey Experiment ◽  
Intended Behavior ◽  
The Social ◽  
Survey Experiments ◽  
High Level

Abstract. Factorial survey experiments are increasingly used in the social sciences to investigate behavioral intentions. The measurement of self-reported behavioral intentions with factorial survey experiments frequently assumes that the determinants of intended behavior affect actual behavior in a similar way. We critically investigate this fundamental assumption using the misdirected email technique. Student participants of a survey were randomly assigned to a field experiment or a survey experiment. The email informs the recipient about the reception of a scholarship with varying stakes (full-time vs. book) and recipient’s names (German vs. Arabic). In the survey experiment, respondents saw an image of the same email. This validation design ensured a high level of correspondence between units, settings, and treatments across both studies. Results reveal that while the frequencies of self-reported intentions and actual behavior deviate, treatments show similar relative effects. Hence, although further research on this topic is needed, this study suggests that determinants of behavior might be inferred from behavioral intentions measured with survey experiments.

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