Discourses of environmentality and the ‘fear of power cuts’ have been socially engineered with the intention to produce ‘responsible’ citizens who respect norms and practices essential for the (re)configuration of post-crisis capitalism 1396
The rejection of ‘archaic’ technologies that were used in similar times of crisis reflects the struggle of the ‘new energy poor’ to hold on ‘modern’ means that belonged to them before the crisis. 1394
Electricity bill non-payment has been perceived as a signifier of intentional resistance, despite failing to decrease the overall disconnection rate. This resistance, we would argue, is directed against the notion of austerity as an ideology based on a ‘moral economy’ that recruits ethical subjects to come together and solve the problem 1393
Electricity bill non-payment has been perceived as a signifier of intentional resistance, despite failing to decrease the overall disconnection rate. This resistance, we would argue, is directed against the notion of austerity as an ideology based on a ‘moral economy’ that recruits ethical subjects to come together and solve the problem 1391
The existence of such constraints means that people try to operate with the means they have available, and in ways that are shaped by forces outside their immediate control 1390
While the U.S. has never faced Austerity on the same level as Greece, the unprecedented global pandemic has the potential for severe austerity measures if it ends. Looking at how people adapted could aid us in predicting what may happen in the U.S.
We could also compare the DIY techniques the Greek use to what we see energy vulnerable populations use in today's age. One important argument they make is that austerity allows the government to create more vulnerable and governable people. In what ways does energy vulnerability in the U.S. do the same?