In recent years, no small number of studies have emphasised the importance of "getting the policy mix right". What that term, "policy mix" relates to, however, remained less than clear, not least as a result of the absence of an appropriate database on regional policies. With the Regional...

Die von der Bundesregierung - jüngst im Rahmen des Energiekonzepts und der sog. Energiewende verkündeten - Zielvorgaben verdeutlichen, dass fundamentale Strukturveränderungen im Energiesystem, eine weitgehende Abkehr von kohlenstoffintensiven fossilen Energieträgern und ein mittelfristiger...

Reaching a better understanding of the politics and policies of transitions presents a main agenda item in the emerging field of sustainability transitions. One important requirement for these transitions, such as the move towards a decarbonized energy system, is the redirection and acceleration...