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What Drives the Participation of Renewable Energy Cooperatives in European Energy Governance?
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Abstract What determines the willingness of renewable energy cooperatives (RECs) to strengthen their involvement in politics at the different levels of governments (local/regional, national, transnational)? We address this research question by using data from an original survey distributed to RECs in Germany... view more
What determines the willingness of renewable energy cooperatives (RECs) to strengthen their involvement in politics at the different levels of governments (local/regional, national, transnational)? We address this research question by using data from an original survey distributed to RECs in Germany. The descriptive analysis shows that the RECs are less willing to participate in energy governance at the EU/transnational level than at the national and especially the subnational level. Our analytical findings, first, show that the odds of RECs to participate in governance processes in the future are greater for those RECs that are already involved in such processes. Put differently, we find that engagement in energy governance is affected by path-dependence. Second, participation in subnational governance processes is determined by dissatisfaction with policy decisions taken at that level: the more dissatisfied the respondents, the more likely they are to exert influence in the future. For the Energy Union to realise its aim of incorporating a broader range of stakeholders, the European Commission must highlight the opportunity structure it provides for participating in governance processes.... view less
Classification
Special areas of Departmental Policy
Free Keywords
Energy Union; Germany; energy cooperatives; governance; renewable energy; survey data
Document language
English
Publication Year
2019
Page/Pages
p. 45-59
Journal
Politics and Governance, 7 (2019) 1
Issue topic
EU Energy Policy: Towards a Clean Energy Transition?
ISSN
2183-2463
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed