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2. Actors, Institutions and Frames in Global Energy Politics

Authors : Thijs Van de Graaf, Fariborz Zelli

Published in: The Palgrave Handbook of the International Political Economy of Energy

Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan UK

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The global political economy of energy is marked by a fragmentation of actors, institutions and frames. The goal of this chapter is to map and critically interpret this fragmented landscape of energy governance. First, it provides a deconstruction of the global energy challenge, arguing that the world does not face a singular energy problem but in fact multiple energy-related challenges. Which energy problem merits attention depends very much on the worldviews and values that one subscribes to. Second, the chapter argues that effective governance is needed to overcome the world’s energy challenges and it lays bare the fragmented nature of energy governance at the national, regional and global levels. Third, the chapter zooms into some of the relations between elements in this fragmented governance landscape, identifying the most prominent gaps, overlaps and interactions in global energy governance.

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Title: Actors, Institutions and Frames in Global Energy Politics
Authors: Thijs Van de Graaf
Fariborz Zelli
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan UK
Book: The Palgrave Handbook of the International Political Economy of Energy
Print ISBN: 978-1-137-55630-1

Electronic ISBN: 978-1-137-55631-8

Copyright Year: 2016
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-55631-8_2

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