This book elucidates what it means to transition to alternative sources of energy and discusses the potential for this energy transition to be a more democratic process. The book dynamically describes a recent sociotechnical study of a number of energy transitions occurring in several countries...

The thesis contributes to the theoretical discussion of the effects of temporary agency work and picks up three different issues that have not been analyzed yet. It provides three theoretical models 1) to discuss the optimal economic behavior of firms and labor unions when firms threaten to use...