Unit:
Deparment of Political Science & Public AdministrationLibrary of the Faculties of Political Science and Public Administration, Communication and Mass Media Studies, Turkish and Modern Asian Studies, Sociology
Supervisors info:
Εμμανουέλα Δούση, Αναπληρώτρια καθηγήτρια, Τμήμα Πολιτικής Επιστήμης και Δημόσιας Διοίκησης, ΕΚΠΑ
Original Title:
Εξευρωπαϊσμός της ενεργειακής πολιτικής των Ανανεώσιμων Πηγών Ενέργειας στην Ελλάδα: Εμπόδια και προκλήσεις μέσω του παραδείγματος των φωτοβολταϊκών
Translated title:
Europeanisation of the Greek Renewable Energy policy: Barriers and challenges through the example of photovoltaics
Summary:
This dissertation examines the troublesome Europeanization process of the Greek energy strategy on Renewable Energy, with characteristic examples from the case of photovoltaic technology (PV). Via a qualitative analysis of secondary sources and limited use of primary research, the writer is led to the conclusion that Greece is a typical case of a ‘laggard’ state in adopting and implementing the common energy and environmental policy of the EU. Whilst Greece seems to be on track in achieving the goals for the introduction of RER in its energy mix, this is not done with consistency and uniformity. An example of this situation is the sector of electricity production from RER.
The challenges that the state and its orbiting mechanisms pose render the entrepreneurial occupation with RER very problematic and difficult. Institutional and bureaucratic barriers, constantly shifting financial framework accompanied by a credit crunch on behalf of the banking system, technological barriers and lack of R&D, as well as geographically mal-distributed emblazonment of the public acceptance of RER constitute the basic barriers that justify to a certain degree the difficulty of Europeanization of the Greek RER policy.
Main subject category:
Social, Political and Economic sciences
Keywords:
European Union, energy policy, renewable energy resources, europeanization, Greece, barriers
