Researchers often find that the systemic conditions for supporting active energy citizenship are lacking in many respects in Hungary. Nevertheless, despite this unfavourable context, there are numerous and diverse examples of energy citizenship in the country, 56 of which have been mapped and studied in the framework of the EnergyPROSPECTS project. In this chapter, we provide an overview of these cases, focusing on the following four aspects. First, we take a closer look at the actors initiating and involved in the cases at the time of our process of data collection (2021–2022), followed by an analysis of the focus and objectives of the cases. Then, we examine to what extent the cases mapped in Hungary are progressive, i.e. whether they can be considered frontrunners in their own national context and a European context. Finally, we look at the system-contesting capacity of the cases from the point of view of their participation in creating a more just, equitable and environmentally sustainable energy system.

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Energy Citizenship in Hungary: Diversity, Actors, Focus and System-Contestation

  • Edina Vadovics,
  • Anita Szőllőssy

摘要

Researchers often find that the systemic conditions for supporting active energy citizenship are lacking in many respects in Hungary. Nevertheless, despite this unfavourable context, there are numerous and diverse examples of energy citizenship in the country, 56 of which have been mapped and studied in the framework of the EnergyPROSPECTS project. In this chapter, we provide an overview of these cases, focusing on the following four aspects. First, we take a closer look at the actors initiating and involved in the cases at the time of our process of data collection (2021–2022), followed by an analysis of the focus and objectives of the cases. Then, we examine to what extent the cases mapped in Hungary are progressive, i.e. whether they can be considered frontrunners in their own national context and a European context. Finally, we look at the system-contesting capacity of the cases from the point of view of their participation in creating a more just, equitable and environmentally sustainable energy system.