Stealth democracy, elitism, and citizenship in Finnish energy policy

Autor: Ilkka Ruostetsaari
Přispěvatelé: Johtamiskorkeakoulu - Faculty of Management, University of Tampere
Rok vydání: 2017
Předmět:
Sosiologia - Sociology
020209 energy
media_common.quotation_subject
Energy (esotericism)
stealth democracy
elitismi
Energy Engineering and Power Technology
02 engineering and technology
Public administration
Recession
Energy policy
Politics
Political science
050602 political science & public administration
0202 electrical engineering
electronic engineering
information engineering
Citizenship
media_common
asenteellinen etäisyys
Renewable Energy
Sustainability and the Environment
05 social sciences
citizenry
häivedemokratia
Democracy
0506 political science
Valtio-oppi
hallintotiede - Political science
energiapolitiikka
attitudinal distance
Fuel Technology
Nuclear Energy and Engineering
kansalaiset
Elite
elitism
energy policy
Sähkö-
automaatio- ja tietoliikennetekniikka
elektroniikka - Electronic
automation and communications engineering
electronics
Social Sciences (miscellaneous)
Elitism
Zdroj: Energy Research & Social Science. 34:93-103
ISSN: 2214-6296
DOI: 10.1016/j.erss.2017.06.022
Popis: The purpose of this study was to address whether the attitudinal distance between the Finnish energy elite (decision-makers and experts) and the citizenry has changed with regarding the energy policy from 2007 to 2016, and whether their attitudinal differences were more concerned with the substance of the energy policy than the process of policy-making. The year 2007 represents a period of rapid and stable economic growth, while the year 2016 represents the immediate time after a prolonged recession that resulted from both international economic crises and domestic political decisions. Theoretically this study was based on the theory of stealth democracy, and the methodology used was postal surveys and expert interviews. The attitudinal distance between the elite and the citizenry decreased regarding the substance and the process of the energy policy. The citizenry supported stealth democracy more than the elite; people prioritized the experts and businessmen more than elected officials as energy policy-makers, while the elite prioritized the elected officials more than experts and businessmen. Our findings showed a decreasing appreciation for classical democracy within the energy elite. Citizens' attitudes on stealth democracy were not clearly related to their level of conventional political involvement and civic efficacy.
Databáze: OpenAIRE
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