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Not in transition: Inter-infrastructural governance and the politics of repair in the Norwegian oil and gas offshore industry

Document type:
Zeitschriftenaufsatz
Author(s):
Sardo, Stefania; Parmiggiani, Elena; Hoholm, Thomas
Non-TUM Co-author(s):
ja
Cooperation:
international
Abstract:
In the past three decades, there has been an increasing interest in transitions as crucial analytical moments of socio-technical change, with infrastructures being strategic loci from where to leverage these transformations. In this article, we argue for the necessity to re-engage with not-in-transition periods, which have theoretically and analytically been oversimplified. By focusing on the socio-technical practices of repair across interconnected infrastructures under not-in-transition conditions, we provide a better understanding of how these periods are (re)produced. Our in-depth case study of the Norwegian offshore oil and gas (O&G) drilling industry shows how stability can be ensured by means of inter-infrastructural governance carried on by specific power constellations, i.e. action nodes. The way they mould infrastructural components is revealed when normal operations are endangered by adverse events, such as accidents or economic crises.
Keywords:
Governance, Infrastructure, Not in transition, Oil and gas, Power, Repair
Intellectual Contribution:
Discipline-based Research
Journal title:
Energy Research & Social Science
Journal listet in FT50 ranking:
nein
Year:
2021
Journal volume:
75
Month:
May
Pages contribution:
102047
Fulltext / DOI:
doi:10.1016/j.erss.2021.102047
WWW:
https://www-sciencedirect-com.eaccess.tum.edu/science/article/pii/S2214629621001407
Print-ISSN:
2214-6296
Judgement review:
None
Key publication:
Ja
Peer reviewed:
Ja
Commissioned:
not commissioned
Technology:
Nein
Interdisciplinarity:
Ja
Mission statement:
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Ethics and Sustainability:
Ja
SDG:
;
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