Transcript: Conceptualising flexibility: Challenging representations of time and society in the energy sector
28 July, 2020. Online event Paper for discussion: Blue, S., Shove, E. and Forman, P. 2020. Conceptualising flexibility: Challenging representations of time and society in the energy sector. Time & Society, May 2020. doi: 10.1177/0961463X20905479 Discussion Stanley Blue: I’m Stan, part of the flexibility theme and group as well as working at Lancaster University in … Continue reading “Transcript: Conceptualising flexibility: Challenging representations of time and society in the energy sector”
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