Political Economic Drivers of Renewables

Journal articles:

• Cheon, A. and Urpelainen, J. “Escaping Oil’s Stranglehold: When Do States Invest in Energy Security?” Journal of Conflict Resolution 59.6 (2015): 953-983. [ResearchGate] [Publication]
• Cheon, A. and Urpelainen, J. “How Do Competing Special Interests Influence Environmental Policy? The Case of Renewable Electricity in Industrialized Democracies, 1989–2007.” Political Studies 61.4 (2013): 874-897. [ResearchGate] [Publication]
• Cheon, A. and Urpelainen, J. “Oil Prices and Energy Technology Innovation: An Empirical Analysis.” Global Environmental Change 22.2 (2012): 407-417, research highlighted in Contestabile, M. “Technology: Driving Energy Innovation.” Nature Climate Change 2.3 (2012): 146. [ResearchGate] [Publication]

Research blog:

• Cheon, A. and Urpelainen, J. “Characterizing the relationship between competing interest groups helps explain outcomes and inform regulatory policies.” LSE British Politics and Policy blog. December 24, 2013.