1st Edition

How Power Shapes Energy Transitions in Southeast Asia A complex governance challenge

By Jens Marquardt Copyright 2017
266 Pages 41 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

280 Pages 41 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

280 Pages 41 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

An understanding of the role of energy-related governance systems and the conditions required for a shift towards renewables in developing countries is urgently needed in order to tap into the global potential of low-carbon development. Although renewable energy sources have become technically feasible and economically viable, social and political factors continue to persist as the most critical... Read more
  1. Introduction  
  2. Development cooperation for sustainable energy 
  3. Setting the scene: theory and analytical framework
  4. The Philippines
  5. Indonesia
  6. Conclusions

Biography

Jens Marquardt is a Post-Doctoral Researcher and Lecturer at the University of Halle-Wittenberg, Germany and associated with the Environmental Policy Research Centre in Berlin. His main research interests include the links between social sciences and environmental technologies, the role of power and coordination in complex governance arrangements, development theory and sustainability transitions.