Az ELTE Társadalomtudományi Kutatóközpont (MTA Kiváló Kutatóhely) 

Szociológiai Kutatóintézete 

tisztelettel meghívja 170. Jour Fixe eseményére

Components and a typology of energy citizenship in a Central-Eastern European context

 

Előadók: Kőszeghy Lea (ELTE TK SZI) , Horzsa Gergely (ELTE TK SZI)

Hozzászólók:

Vadovics Edina, szakmai vezető, Greendependent Intézet

Ana Stojilovska, tudományos főmunkatárs, ELTE TK Politikatudományi Intézet

Időpont: 2026. március 26. csütörtök 13:00 

Helyszín: Az eseményt hibrid formában tartjuk meg.

Személyesen: Szociológiai Intézet 1097 Budapest Tóth Kálmán utca 4.;  B.1.15

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HAMAROSAN

Absztrakt

Energy citizenship has recently emerged as a key concept in the social sciences of energy transitions, yet its definitions, components, and societal manifestations remain underexplored, particularly in Central and Eastern Europe. This paper contributes to this discussion by analysing the components and patterns of energy citizenship in Hungary, based on a representative national survey (N=1000) conducted in early 2023. Four constitutive dimensions were operationalised: participation, pro-sustainability attitudes, sustainable energy-use practices, and prosumerism. Using hierarchical cluster analysis, we identified four distinct societal groups 1) peripheral prosumers 2) conscious midtown pragmatists 3) conventional consumers, and 4) mixed-agency progressives - each reflecting specific socio-spatial, demographic, and behavioural profiles. Our findings reveal that these components rarely co-occur systematically within the same social groups; instead, energy citizenship appears fragmented along lines of housing type, socio-economic status, and settlement structure. This suggests that energy citizenship, rather than being a fixed status or dichotomous category, should be conceptualised as a pattern of overlapping but unevenly distributed practices and attitudes. The paper thus offers both conceptual clarification and empirical evidence for understanding energy citizenship in a Central-Eastern European context, while also highlighting the structural constraints that shape citizens’ agency in energy transitions.

 

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