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Building the EU’s Energy Policy Agenda: Insights Gained

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Energy Policy Making in the EU

Part of the book series: Lecture Notes in Energy ((LNEN,volume 28))

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This chapter summarises the main findings of this volume. Based on the individual contributions, we first illustrate the characteristics and dynamics of EU energy policy. Next, we engage in a structured overview of the theoretical and empirical insights provided into agenda building throughout this book. Finally, we point to promising avenues and directions for future research and present some concluding remarks.

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    Information retrieved from the following website: http://www.europeanenergyinnovation.eu/LatestNews/WeeklyNewsRoundup/15thSeptember2013.aspx (last accessed 13 October 2014).

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    Information retrieved from the following website: http://ec.europa.eu/citizens-initiative/public/initiatives/finalised/details/2012/000010 (last accessed 13 October 2014).

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  1. Institute of Political Science, Heidelberg University, Bergheimer Strasse 58, 69115, Heidelberg, Germany

    Jale Tosun

  2. Institute for Research Information and Quality Assurance, Schützenstraße 6a, 10117, Berlin, Germany

    Sophie Biesenbender

  3. Faculty of Economics and Social Sciences, University of Potsdam, August-Bebel-Str. 89, 14482, Potsdam, Germany

    Kai Schulze

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Tosun, J., Biesenbender, S., Schulze, K. (2015). Building the EU’s Energy Policy Agenda: Insights Gained. In: Tosun, J., Biesenbender, S., Schulze, K. (eds) Energy Policy Making in the EU. Lecture Notes in Energy, vol 28. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-6645-0_13

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