BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID:-//eluceo/ical//2.0/EN VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2a531312cdce13298e028ec2daf89e82 DTSTAMP:20261015T015029Z SUMMARY:Unequal Exchanges in the Urban/Rural Divide in the Green Transition DESCRIPTION:Contact: lena.halldenius@mrs.lu.se\n\nAn ethically \;defens ible transition to a sustainable society \;depends on public support f or transformative changes\, but green energy infrastructures have been cri ticised and resisted for the impact they have on various vulnerable groups . Research and policy have started to integrate social sustainability and justice dimensions into transition efforts. The initially narrow focus on workers in fossil industries has been widened to include \;other adver sely affected groups and individuals such as spatially impacted communitie s. \;For the purpose of widening this perspective further\, the countr yside \;is an interesting site of inquiry since it is commonly targete d for green energy production. We study countryside \;sentiments about the green transition by examining a rural municipality in mid-Sweden\, wh ere rural residents see plans for an expansion of wind and solar energy as incompatible with countryside \;values. We show that rural residents display a \;deep-rooted sense of exclusion \;relative to centraliz ed \;decision-making. Structural urban-rural power dynamics and grieva nces about disproportionate allocations of harms and benefits are perceive d as aggravated by green investments. Here\, these investments and the cen tralized \;decision-making that they are a result of are regarded as d ismissive of contributions generated in the countrysidesuch as food produc tion in times of crisis. \;The draft article on which this seminar is based speaks to the literature on local governance and transition justice by examining how the energy transition is compatible with rural efforts to build a vibrant countryside. We contribute with a novel reading of the ju stice dimensions in rural-urban power imbalances in the green transition a s a matter of reciprocity\, or lack thereof.Read more about Eric Brandsted t here.Read more about Georgia de Leeuw here.\n\nMore information about th e event: https://www.humanrights.lu.se/calendar/unequal-exchanges-urbanrur al-divide-green-transition DTSTART;TZID=GMT:20251015T111500 DTEND;TZID=GMT:20251015T130000 LOCATION:LUX\, rum A332 (Blå rummet)\, Helgonavägen 3. END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR