Competing coalitions: The politics of renewable energy and fossil fuels in Mexico, South Africa and Thailand

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dc.contributor.authorRennkamp, Britta
dc.contributor.authorHaunss, Sebastian
dc.contributor.authorWongsa, Kridtiyaporn
dc.contributor.authorOrtega, Araceli
dc.contributor.authorCasamadrid, Erika
dc.date.accessioned2017-09-26T09:57:23Z
dc.date.available2017-09-26T09:57:23Z
dc.date.issued2017-07-28
dc.description.abstractThis paper analyses why middle-income countries incentivize renewable energy despite inexpensive domestic fossil fuel resources and lack of international support. We examine the politics of renewable energy programs in Mexico, South Africa and Thailand. All three countries hold abundant local fossil fuel and renewable energy resources. We argue that renewable energy programs become implementable policy options in fossil fuel resource-rich middle-income countries when coalitions of powerful political actors support them. This study presents an analysis of the domestic coalitions in support of and those in opposition to renewable energy policies from a discourse network perspective. Discourse networks reflect actors and the arguments they share to advance or hamper the policy process. The analysis draws on a data set of 560 coded statements in support or opposition of renewable energy from media articles, policy documents and interviews. Findings show similar structures of competing coalitions in all three countries, with the discourse in all three countries revealing strong linkages between environmental and economic considerations.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationRennkamp, B., Haunss, S., Wongsa, K., Ortega, A., & Casamadrid, E. (2017). Competing coalitions: The politics of renewable energy and fossil fuels in Mexico, South Africa and Thailand. <i>Energy Research and Social Science</i>, http://hdl.handle.net/11427/25373en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationRennkamp, Britta, Sebastian Haunss, Kridtiyaporn Wongsa, Araceli Ortega, and Erika Casamadrid "Competing coalitions: The politics of renewable energy and fossil fuels in Mexico, South Africa and Thailand." <i>Energy Research and Social Science</i> (2017) http://hdl.handle.net/11427/25373en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationBritta Rennkamp, Sebastian Haunss, Kridtiyaporn Wongsa, Araceli Ortega, Erika Casamadrid (2017): Competing coalitions: The politics of renewable energy and fossil fuels in Mexico, South Africa and Thailand, Energy Research & Social Science Volume 34, December 2017, Pages 214-223en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Journal Article AU - Rennkamp, Britta AU - Haunss, Sebastian AU - Wongsa, Kridtiyaporn AU - Ortega, Araceli AU - Casamadrid, Erika AB - This paper analyses why middle-income countries incentivize renewable energy despite inexpensive domestic fossil fuel resources and lack of international support. We examine the politics of renewable energy programs in Mexico, South Africa and Thailand. All three countries hold abundant local fossil fuel and renewable energy resources. We argue that renewable energy programs become implementable policy options in fossil fuel resource-rich middle-income countries when coalitions of powerful political actors support them. This study presents an analysis of the domestic coalitions in support of and those in opposition to renewable energy policies from a discourse network perspective. Discourse networks reflect actors and the arguments they share to advance or hamper the policy process. The analysis draws on a data set of 560 coded statements in support or opposition of renewable energy from media articles, policy documents and interviews. Findings show similar structures of competing coalitions in all three countries, with the discourse in all three countries revealing strong linkages between environmental and economic considerations. DA - 2017-07-28 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town J1 - Energy Research and Social Science LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2017 T1 - Competing coalitions: The politics of renewable energy and fossil fuels in Mexico, South Africa and Thailand TI - Competing coalitions: The politics of renewable energy and fossil fuels in Mexico, South Africa and Thailand UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/25373 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/25373
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationRennkamp B, Haunss S, Wongsa K, Ortega A, Casamadrid E. Competing coalitions: The politics of renewable energy and fossil fuels in Mexico, South Africa and Thailand. Energy Research and Social Science. 2017; http://hdl.handle.net/11427/25373.en_ZA
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherEl Sevieren_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentEnergy Research Centreen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Engineering and the Built Environment
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
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dc.sourceEnergy Research and Social Scienceen_ZA
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dc.titleCompeting coalitions: The politics of renewable energy and fossil fuels in Mexico, South Africa and Thailanden_ZA
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