“Justicia es memoria”: Salida del carbón, justicia de reconocimiento y sostenibilidad cultural en la transición energética española

• Autores: María Alexia Sanz Hernández , Ángel Alonso Domínguez, María del Rosario Marcos Santiago, Adelina Rodríguez Pacios, Xaquín Pérez Sindín
• Localización: Revista internacional de sociología, ISSN 0034-9712, Vol. 83, Nº. 1, 2025, pág. 17
• Idioma: español
• DOI: 10.3989/ris.2025.83.1.1283
• Títulos paralelos:
  • "Justice is memory": Coal phase-out, recognition justice, and culturalsustainability in the Spanish energy transition
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  • español

    La transición energética desde el carbón hacia modelos de bajas emisiones de carbono no solo es un cambio tecnológico, es una transformación cultural y sistémica que afecta la forma en que las personas y las comunidades se perciben en el pasado, presente y futuro. Este estudio de caso múltiple en cuatro regiones españolas ligadas históricamente a la industria del carbón se enfoca en la justicia en la transición y conecta la salida del carbón con la sostenibilidad cultural, específicamente la memoria y la identidad del lugar. El diseño metodológico combina la revisión de documentos oficiales y literatura gris con un mapeo de noticias para analizar cualitativamente un corpus de 2772 artículos de prensa regional. Identificamos tres principales narrativas relacionadas con las injusticias de reconocimiento, destacando la importancia de abordar la sostenibilidad cultural para lograr una transición justa y sugiriendo una mayor consideración de los aspectos socioculturales en las políticas de transición.

  • English

    The energy transition from coal to low-carbon models is not just a technological change; it's a cultural andsystemic transformation that impacts how individuals and communities perceive themselves in the past, present,and future. This multiple-case study in four regions of Spain historically linked to the coal industry focuseson justice and connects coal phase-out with cultural sustainability, particularly memory and place identity. Themethodological design combines official document and grey literature review with news mapping to qualitativelyanalyze a corpus of 2772 regional newspaper articles. We identified three primary narratives related to recognitioninjustices, emphasizing the importance of addressing cultural sustainability for a just transition and suggestinggreater consideration of sociocultural aspects in transition policies.

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