Who defines a just transition: epistemic justice and rural energy futures in Japan
誰が公正な移行を定義するのか：日本の地方におけるエネルギー未来と認識論的正義 (AI 翻訳)
Rachel Herring, Andrew Chapman, Emily Polk, Nicole M. Ardoin
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日本語
本研究は、日本の地方コミュニティがエネルギー移行を文化変革として捉え、福島原発事故後の再生可能エネルギーを江戸時代の循環型生活への回帰と解釈していることを明らかにした。49件のインタビュー・調査から、地域の知識と文化が公正な移行の専門知識として正当化されるべきだと主張する。認識論的正義を鍵概念として導入し、エネルギー移行における知識・文化・アイデンティティの交差点を探求する。
English
This study reveals how rural Japanese communities experience the energy transition as a cultural transformation, reinterpreting renewable energy as a return to Edo-era circular living after Fukushima. Based on 49 interviews, it argues that local knowledge and culture should be recognized as legitimate just transition expertise, introducing epistemic justice as a core concept in energy transition research.
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📝 gxceed 編集解説 — Why this matters
日本のGX文脈において
本論文は、日本のエネルギー移行において、地域コミュニティの文化的視点と認識論的正義の重要性を強調。SSBJや開示基準が技術的解決に偏りがちな中、地域主体の視点を政策に反映する必要性を示唆する。
In the global GX context
This paper contributes to global just transition literature by centering epistemic justice and rural voices, challenging technocratic approaches. It offers insights for policymakers and researchers on integrating cultural knowledge into energy transition frameworks beyond Japan.
👥 読者別の含意
🔬研究者:Provides a novel epistemic justice framework for just transition research, applicable to qualitative energy studies.
🏢実務担当者:Highlights the importance of engaging local communities and respecting traditional knowledge in energy projects.
🏛政策担当者:Suggests that inclusive policymaking should incorporate local cultural values and epistemic perspectives.
📄 Abstract（原文）
Transitional clean energy policies tend to center technocratic solutions. This study, however, suggests that rural communities in Japan are experiencing the energy transition as a deeply cultural transformation spurred by the social, political, and ecological consequences of the 2011 Fukushima nuclear power plant disaster. Qualitative data from 49 interview and survey respondents reveals how community members reinterpret the potential for renewable energy as a return to Japan’s Edo-era (1603–1867) traditions of circular living, community-led resource stewardship, and local self-sufficiency. This study documents rural critiques of large-scale renewable energy projects, demographic survival strategies such as kankei jinko (or 関係人口 [related populations]), and rural knowledge and culture as legitimate just transition expertise. By introducing epistemic justice as a core tenet in applied just transition research, this study addresses a conceptual gap through exploring the intersection of knowledge, culture, and identity in Japan’s energy transition.
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