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Arizona State University is hosting the 2nd International Conference on Energy Research and Social Science in May 2019, with the theme Energy. and Society in TransitionThe 2019 conference will highlight the intersection of on-going and future changes in the energy sector and global society. Because energy is intimately woven into every society, alterations in energy systems reverberate throughout economies, cultures, landscapes, and politics. These changes transform human futures, even as social, policy, and market innovation create new pathways for energy technologies and industries. The opportunity to remake energy systems into more environmentally sustainable forms is thus also an opportunity to improve societal wellbeing and justice.We invite abstracts that explore the intersection of energy and social change. Illustrative examples of appropriate topics include, but are not limited to:Societal drivers, dynamics, and outcomes of energy systems change (including social, economic, cultural, or political aspects)Public perspectives on and responses to new energy technologiesInnovations in energy and electricity markets and policyChanging landscapes and geographies of energy production, transport, and consumptionThe social practices of energy use, demand, and behaviorHistorical and social analyses of transitionsCities, urban energy systems, and urban form and functionNew models of governance and democracyGeopolitics of energy transformationsThe energy-poverty nexus, including questions of ethics, justice, and inequality in energy systems changeEnergy innovation and sustainable developmentEnduring and changing relationships of energy, gender, and raceWe welcome interdisciplinary contributions from across the social sciences, environmental studies, humanities, and energy research.