The Role of Political Actors in Realizing Sustainable European Energy Markets
Insights From the Trinational Upper Rhine Region
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7997771 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Franziska Leopold (0009-0001-3680-8146, corresponding author), Bianca Blum, Dominik Schröder (0009-0002-8544-9431) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Publication date | 2025-01-09 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Regulation & Governance (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1748-5983 • E-ISSN: 1748-5991 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/rego.12651 |
| OpenAlex | W4406254185 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 44 |
Against the background of the European decarbonization strategy, this study examines the extent to which the expansion of renewable energies can lead to tensions with the social and ecological dimensions of the sustainability concept. The study is based on qualitative interviews with 66 experts conducted in the trinational metropolitan region of the Upper Rhine in Germany, France, and Switzerland. Following a description of the status‐quo in each country, a public choice analysis is used to identify the key actors in the political decision‐making process to determine the extent to which they facilitate or impede the energy‐transition and cross‐border cooperation, as well as group‐specific socio‐environmental‐conflicts. Based on the identified conflicts, eco‐social‐policy recommendations are derived that can also enhance trinational cooperation
Business · Economic geography · Economic system · Economics · Energy (signal processing · European union · International trade · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Renewable energy · Sustainable Energy · Engineering · Integrated Energy Systems Optimization · Law · Social Acceptance of Renewable Energy · Sustainability and Climate Change Governance
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| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |