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dc.contributor.authorBobbins, K
dc.contributor.authorCaprotti, F
dc.contributor.authorde Groot, J
dc.contributor.authorPailman, W
dc.contributor.authorMoorlach, M
dc.contributor.authorSchloemann, H
dc.contributor.authorDensmore, A
dc.contributor.authorFinlay, K
dc.contributor.authorFischat, E
dc.contributor.authorSiwali, S
dc.date.accessioned2023-07-31T13:12:52Z
dc.date.issued2023-07-30
dc.date.updated2023-07-31T12:14:17Z
dc.description.abstractIn this paper, we argue using smart technologies beyond the grid disrupts the access and use of existing energy sources, with profound impacts on everyday social life. We show how off-grid smart energy solutions constitute their own politics when considering existing conceptualisations of urban infrastructures in geography and the social sciences. To expose its politics, or “micropolitics”, we consider how tensions occur at the interface between infrastructures, where there are additions and modifications. We draw on an empirical example of Qandu-Qandu, an informal settlement in South Africa, to highlight how the placement, technical capabilities, and flexible financing options associated with off-grid solar energy create micropolitics with profound implications for everyday life. To conclude, we reflect on the value of using disruptions for understanding and enhancing equity in off-grid settings, contributing to the broader sustainability transitions narrative, and its “liveliness”.en_GB
dc.identifier.citationPublished online 30 July 2023en_GB
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1111/anti.12963
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10871/133675
dc.identifierORCID: 0000-0002-5280-1016 (Caprotti, Federico)
dc.language.isoenen_GB
dc.publisherWileyen_GB
dc.rights© 2023 The Authors. Antipode published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of Antipode Foundation Ltd. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs License, which permits use and distribution in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited, the use is non-commercial and no modifications or adaptations are made.en_GB
dc.subjectsolar energyen_GB
dc.subjecturban developmenten_GB
dc.subjectdevelopment studiesen_GB
dc.subjectinformal settlementsen_GB
dc.subjectSouth Africaen_GB
dc.subjectoff-grid energyen_GB
dc.subjectinformalityen_GB
dc.subjectrenewable energyen_GB
dc.subjectsocio-economic outcomesen_GB
dc.subjectinfrastructuresen_GB
dc.titleBeyond the Grid: The Micropolitics of Off-Grid Energy in Qandu-Qandu, South Africaen_GB
dc.typeArticleen_GB
dc.date.available2023-07-31T13:12:52Z
dc.identifier.issn1467-8330
dc.contributorCaprotti, F
dc.descriptionThis is the final version. Available on open access from Wiley via the DOI in this recorden_GB
dc.identifier.journalAntipode: A Radical Journal of Geographyen_GB
dc.relation.ispartofAntipode: A Radical Journal of Geography
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/en_GB
dcterms.dateAccepted2023-06-01
dcterms.dateSubmitted2022-06-06
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rioxxterms.licenseref.startdate2023-07-30
rioxxterms.typeJournal Article/Reviewen_GB
refterms.dateFCD2023-07-31T12:14:19Z
refterms.versionFCDVoR
refterms.dateFOA2023-07-31T13:12:59Z
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refterms.dateFirstOnline2023-07-30


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