Illustrating the use of concepts from the discipline of policy studies in energy research: An explorative literature review

Thomas Hoppe*, Frans Coenen, Maya van den Berg

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Abstract

With the increasing challenges the energy sector faces, energy policy strategies and instruments are becoming ever more relevant. The discipline of policy studies might offer relevant concepts to enrich multidisciplinary energy research. The main research question of this article is: How can policy studies contribute to multidisciplinary energy research, and in how far does research on energy policy actually use the concepts of policy studies? The article presents key theoretical concepts from the discipline of policy studies and shows how they can be of use in multidisciplinary energy research. This is illustrated by presenting the results of a systematic review of academic literature on the use of policy studies concepts in academic literature on energy policy in The Netherlands. Results reveal the main theoretical concepts that were used as well as the identification of major research clusters. Results also show that many concepts from policy studies were actually integrated into eclectic theoretical frameworks.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)12-32
Number of pages21
JournalEnergy Research and Social Science
Volume21
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2016

Keywords

  • Energy
  • Literature review
  • Policy
  • Policy studies

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