Der Ausbau des deutschen Höchstspannungsnetzes hat in den letzten Jahren in vielen der betroffenen Regionen zu einem starken Unbehagen in der Bevölkerung geführt. Öffentlich wahrnehmbar wird dieser Unmut durch Bürgerproteste. In den meisten Fällen sind Bürgerinitiativen die Hauptträger...

This paper sheds light on the political economy of local energy politics both from a theoretical and an empirical perspective. A case study of a small town in Southern Germany (Schönau) is presented, where environmentalists have won the political contest against the regional energy monopolist...

This paper compares different just transition pathways in China, the European Union and the United States of America by comparing the current state of the coal sector and just transition policies away from coal. How can social justice in the energy transition be achieved under different models...