LAB MEMBERS TREASURE MCMAHAN, MATCH KAY, ANDREW HAYES, Christopher Plechot Binder |
Framing
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Once we downloaded several sources into our Zotero library, we decided it was necessary to organize these sources according to the question and country they are addressing. We added five tags to our group library: Burundi, Iceland, Framing, Focus, and Requested. The "Requested" tag was used for sources that we requested from Watzek library.
In terms of the sources that address our focus question, the majority of them were focused on either Burundi or Iceland specifically. For each source we found, each team member read through it and wrote a short summary of the information. These summaries serve as a shorter abstract for the piece, and allows the grader and each team member to get a general idea of what the source is about. These summaries, as well as the tags and bullet points we created, will guide our research and serve as a rough draft for our full annotated bibliography. After we compiled all of the necessary sources, we examined each source as a team and created more detailed annotations. The first part of these summaries explain the contents of the article, while the second part explains how each source is relevant and useful to our project and scope of inquiry.
In terms of the sources that address our focus question, the majority of them were focused on either Burundi or Iceland specifically. For each source we found, each team member read through it and wrote a short summary of the information. These summaries serve as a shorter abstract for the piece, and allows the grader and each team member to get a general idea of what the source is about. These summaries, as well as the tags and bullet points we created, will guide our research and serve as a rough draft for our full annotated bibliography. After we compiled all of the necessary sources, we examined each source as a team and created more detailed annotations. The first part of these summaries explain the contents of the article, while the second part explains how each source is relevant and useful to our project and scope of inquiry.
Results
Our compiled Zotero library can be found at this link. Within our sources that we sorted by country and whether they address our framing or focus question, our group noticed other patterns in terms of the themes our sources contain. Several of our sources, including "Renewable Energy Resources in Iceland: Environmental Policy and Economic Value" (Hreinsson and Benedikt 2008), "The Role of Renewable Energy Consumption and Trade: Environmental Kuznets Curve Analysis for Sub-Saharan Africa" (Jebli et al., 2001)", "Energy Consumption and Growth" (Nondo and Kahsai, 2009), "Renewable Energy Markets in Developing Countries" (Martinot et al., 2002) and "Understanding Energy and Energy Policy" (Braun et al., 2014), discuss renewable energy in terms of economic growth and capital. The purview of these sources vary in terms of their discussion of global renewable energy use and renewable energy use in situated contexts, however it is interesting how many of the sources we found discuss renewable energy consumption in the context of capital.
In order to gain a better understanding of the countries in which we are situating our research, our group looked to find a number of sources that discuss the social and political environment in Iceland and Burundi. The sources we found that discuss renewable energy use in terms of social context include "Ethnicity and Power in Burundi and Rwanda: Different Paths to Mass Violence" (Uvin 1999), "Drivers of Ecological Restoration: Lessons from a Century of Restoration in Iceland" (Aradottir et al., 2013), "Iceland’s Sustainable Energy Story" (Logadóttir, 2013), "Modern Folklore, Identity and Political Change in Burundi" (Kadenske-Kaiser and Kaiser, 1997). The blend of social and economical sources will help our group gain a better understanding of Burundi and Iceland's different motivators for utilizing sustainable practices.
In order to gain a better understanding of the countries in which we are situating our research, our group looked to find a number of sources that discuss the social and political environment in Iceland and Burundi. The sources we found that discuss renewable energy use in terms of social context include "Ethnicity and Power in Burundi and Rwanda: Different Paths to Mass Violence" (Uvin 1999), "Drivers of Ecological Restoration: Lessons from a Century of Restoration in Iceland" (Aradottir et al., 2013), "Iceland’s Sustainable Energy Story" (Logadóttir, 2013), "Modern Folklore, Identity and Political Change in Burundi" (Kadenske-Kaiser and Kaiser, 1997). The blend of social and economical sources will help our group gain a better understanding of Burundi and Iceland's different motivators for utilizing sustainable practices.
Discussion
When we first proposed this project, our professor warned us that we may not be able to find enough situated research that focuses on Burundi. While I feel confident in the amount of research we were able to find, a lot of the sources that discuss renewable energy are generalized for Sub-Saharan African countries. However, I feel the information we have found that stretches past Burundi's boarders is also helpful to our research. The new information we have gleaned will allow us to connect the middle and bottom of the hourglass (Figure 2). |
In the part of our project that is focused on connecting the middle and bottom of the hourglass, we will use our research focused on the broader utilization of renewable energy to draw broader conclusions about the global use of renewable energy. As we continue our research, our group will examine the sources we have gathered thus far and examine the work we have done in previous labs to reexamine the validity of the theories supporting the Capitalocene. We have gathered an abundance of information on the various motivators for the use of renewable energy in Burundi and Iceland. Moving forward I believe it would be useful to complete more in depth research on the geography of these two countries, as that is likely the major determinant for what types of renewable energy sources they utilize.
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I am an Environmental Studies and Sociology/Anthropology double major at Lewis & Clark College. This blog page is where I will post my lab write-ups for ENVS 220 "Environmental Analysis"
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