Thane Gustafson
Biographic Data
| ID | 975018 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Thane Gustafson |
| GIVEN NAMES | Thane |
| FAMILY NAME | Gustafson |
| SIGNATURE | GUSTAFSON T |
| AFFILIATIONS | Government, Georgetown University, USA |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 16 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 19 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 16 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1981 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Germany's Energiewende at a Crossroads
This article examines Germany's current climate and energy policies. Nearly two decades on, Germany's Energiewende-the transition to a less carbonintensive economy-is at a crossroads. While remarkable advances have been made, the technical difficulties of expanding the energy transition beyond the electricity sector, the mounting costs of the transition itself, and now the covid-19 pandemic are slowing further progress. Maintaining the momentum o…
The Bridge
Bridge
When the Exit
This article considers Germany's contentious exit from brown coal (lignite), now set for 2038. While greener alternatives, such as wind, solar, or natural gas have been reducing coal's standing in Germany's energy mix for years, coal proponents, backed by special interests, have pushed back at all levels of government. With a focus on the politics of coal during the 2017 parliamentary elections, the tedious months of coalition negotiations and th…
Where to Now
This article examines Germany's efforts to transition to a less carbon intensive economy. It follows the origins of the ongoing Energiewende and the civil mentality that allowed Germany to become a leader in the transition to a cleaner future; while also critically analyzing the country's capacity to in fact achieve those targets, looking closely at both the achievements and shortcomings of existing policies. To date, the focus has largely been o…
Capitalism Russian-Style
Capitalism Russian-Style
For a decade Russia has been dismantling communism and building capitalism. Describing a deeply flawed fledgling market economy, Capitalism Russian-Style provides a progress report on one of the most important economic experiments going on in the world today. It describes Russian achievements in building private banks and companies, stock exchanges, new laws and law courts. It analyzes the role of the mafia, the rise of new financial empires, ent…
Russia 2010 and What It Means for the World
Crisis amid Plenty
Soldiers and the Soviet State
How much power does the Soviet military exert on the politics of the Kremlin? This is one of the most controversial questions in the study of the Soviet Union, here addressed by eight top Western specialists on Soviet politics and security policy. While the authors assert that the civil-military relationship has been less turbulent than often believed, they also point out that Gorbachev's reforms threaten the system of buffers that have until now…
Crisis and Plenty
Will Soviet Foreign Policy Change under Gorbachev
Education in the Soviet Union
Russia at the Crossroads
Russia at the Crossroads
Energy and the Soviet Bloc
Russia 2010 and What It Means for the World
Education in the Soviet Union
Crisis and Plenty
Capitalism Russian-Style
Germany's Energiewende at a Crossroads
This article examines Germany's current climate and energy policies. Nearly two decades on, Germany's Energiewende-the transition to a less carbonintensive economy-is at a crossroads. While remarkable advances have been made, the technical difficulties of expanding the energy transition beyond the electricity sector, the mounting costs of the transition itself, and now the covid-19 pandemic are slowing further progress. Maintaining the momentum o…
Energy and the Soviet Bloc
Energy and the Soviet Bloc
Russia at the Crossroads
Russia at the Crossroads
Education in the Soviet Union
Will Soviet Foreign Policy Change under Gorbachev
Crisis and Plenty
Crisis amid Plenty
Soldiers and the Soviet State
How much power does the Soviet military exert on the politics of the Kremlin? This is one of the most controversial questions in the study of the Soviet Union, here addressed by eight top Western specialists on Soviet politics and security policy. While the authors assert that the civil-military relationship has been less turbulent than often believed, they also point out that Gorbachev's reforms threaten the system of buffers that have until now…
Russia 2010 and What It Means for the World
Capitalism Russian-Style
For a decade Russia has been dismantling communism and building capitalism. Describing a deeply flawed fledgling market economy, Capitalism Russian-Style provides a progress report on one of the most important economic experiments going on in the world today. It describes Russian achievements in building private banks and companies, stock exchanges, new laws and law courts. It analyzes the role of the mafia, the rise of new financial empires, ent…
Capitalism Russian-Style
Where to Now
This article examines Germany's efforts to transition to a less carbon intensive economy. It follows the origins of the ongoing Energiewende and the civil mentality that allowed Germany to become a leader in the transition to a cleaner future; while also critically analyzing the country's capacity to in fact achieve those targets, looking closely at both the achievements and shortcomings of existing policies. To date, the focus has largely been o…
When the Exit
This article considers Germany's contentious exit from brown coal (lignite), now set for 2038. While greener alternatives, such as wind, solar, or natural gas have been reducing coal's standing in Germany's energy mix for years, coal proponents, backed by special interests, have pushed back at all levels of government. With a focus on the politics of coal during the 2017 parliamentary elections, the tedious months of coalition negotiations and th…
The Bridge
Bridge
Germany's Energiewende at a Crossroads
This article examines Germany's current climate and energy policies. Nearly two decades on, Germany's Energiewende-the transition to a less carbonintensive economy-is at a crossroads. While remarkable advances have been made, the technical difficulties of expanding the energy transition beyond the electricity sector, the mounting costs of the transition itself, and now the covid-19 pandemic are slowing further progress. Maintaining the momentum o…
Political science (13 works) · Economics (11 works) · Law (8 works) · Political economy (8 works) · Politics (8 works) · Russia and Soviet political economy (8 works) · Economic system (6 works) · Law (6 works) · Economic history (5 works) · Development economics (4 works)