Contact Zones in the Energy Transition: A Transdisciplinary Complex Problem

The success of energy transition relies on what happens in the contact zone, area between citizens and municipality governments, which still awaits more thorough research. This article employs concept zone both as a theory describing processes developing prosumerism local level, research method enables one to uncover phenomena that are critical attaining climate objectives. field was Warmia Mazury Province Poland, is region with lowest socio-economic potential Poland European Union. analyzed divided into two parts: human administrative legal more-than-human zone. To describe relationships occurring these subzones, authors used empirical data originating from survey addressed living above province. aim explore respondents’ knowledge about current prosumption opportunities implement them government sector. Multiple correspondence analysis analyze data. main findings were low prosumption, represented by large number principles not indicated respondents, and—on other hand—the evidence communities expect implementation digital they know market sector, public administration. It also demonstrated absence citizens’ involvement consequence historic colonialisms, German Russian, had huge influence emergence an autocratic management style region. Comparison zones reference showed grassroots movements province initiated mainly external factors nationwide character. In zones, civic initiatives early stage development, although display all features developed such autoethnographic gestures, transculturation, struggle, violence, anti-conquest.