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5th&#160;Energyand Society ConferencePre-Call forWorkshopsTheme: “Energytransition: Does the mountain give birth to a mouse?"8-10 September 2020,University of Trento, ItalyThe fifth Energy and Society Conference andmidterm conference of the European Sociological Association Research Network 12Environment and Society will take place in Trento, Italy, from 8th&#160;to10th&#160;September 2020.&#160;&#160;We aim to bring togetherresearchers interested in the social dimensions of energy, to exchangeinsightful ideas and create opportunities for collaboration. We invitecontributions from across the social sciences and interdisciplinary researchteams working on energy and society issues. The conference is organized incooperation with ESA RN 12, ISA RN 24, and the Urban Europe Research Alliance(UERA).With this pre-call we would like to inviteproposals for workshops&#160;thatwill then be announced in the call for papers to be issued after the ESA conference2019 in Manchester.Workshops&#160;are meant to discuss a specific issue reflecting theconference theme, or the contribution of social analysis to energy research andpolicy. The discussion should be based on&#160;short&#160;inputs, and actively involveparticipants.Interactive formats are highly encouraged.The usual call for abstracts as well as for contributions tothe chosen workshops will be published in October 2019.In your submission, please indicate the topic of the proposedworkshop as well as the planned format of the workshop. Please indicate if youcall for contributions from conference participants via abstracts (mentioningpossible topics and formats). We will include this then in the cfp.&#160;Please send your proposals forworkshops until the 15th&#160;of September to: energysociety[add]email.de(Pia Laborgne)We are looking forward to many interesting contributions andfruitful exchange.Contact for further questions:Responsible for local organization: Natalia Magnani(University of Trento) natalia.magnani[add]unitn.itIf attending the ESA, you are invited to approach us therewith your workshop ideas and questions (e.g. at the business meeting of RN 12).