Participatory assessment workshops as a guiding tool towards just and inclusive energy strategies
Justice issues, including issues of energy justice, have in recent years gained an increased recognition at different levels of climate governance. Increased awareness, however, does not automatically lead to radical changes in strategies, political prioritisations, or institutional practices at different levels of climate governance. This is particularly evident when it comes to energy policy-making, which is a field historically framed as a natural science topic often situated in a hegemonic masculine environment. In this chapter we contribute empirically and methodologically to the energy justice debate by analysing, with the help of feminist literature, how a participatory assessment workshop can be designed to heighten awareness and understanding of energy justice and how different voices in society can be included.