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DOI 10.1017/S0143814X17000034
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Title (Primary) Policy convergence as a multifaceted concept: the case of renewable energy policies in the European Union
Author Strunz, S.; Gawel, E.; Lehmann, P.; Söderholm, P.
Source Titel Journal of Public Policy
Year 2018
Department OEKON
Volume 38
Issue 3
Page From 361
Page To 387
Language englisch
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Keywords economic convergence; policy convergence; public R&D subsidies; renewable energy sources; support instruments
UFZ wide themes RU6;
Abstract The literature on policy convergence has identified numerous facets and causal drivers of convergence. Distinguishing four dimensions of convergence (object, benchmark, drivers and directed process) helps clarify why and in what form policy convergence may occur (or not). Thus, depending on, for example, the object of analysis (policy outcome or instruments used), the same empirical case may give rise to opposing assessments. Furthermore, both economic and political drivers are necessary to account for successful policy convergence: economic convergence partly explains why countries may face similar problems, and political mechanisms explain why they might choose similar policies to solve a given problem. This article illustrates the multifaceted character of convergence for the dynamic field of renewable energy policies in the European Union. The empirical results indicate temporary convergence in the case of policy support instrument choices and conditional convergence in terms of renewable shares. However, the results suggest divergence of public R&D subsidies targeting renewables.
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Strunz, S., Gawel, E., Lehmann, P., Söderholm, P. (2018):
Policy convergence as a multifaceted concept: the case of renewable energy policies in the European Union
J. Public Policy 38 (3), 361 - 387 10.1017/S0143814X17000034