Inspired by the energy democracy movement, this conceptual review critically explores
relationships between concentrated or distributed renewable energy and political power …

Does democracy improve the quality of life for its citizens? Scholars have long assumed that
it does, but recent research has called this orthodoxy into question. This article reviews this …

Energy scenarios, relying on wide-ranging assumptions about the future, do not always
adequately reflect the lock-in risks caused by planned power-generation projects and the …

Global climate solutions depend on low-carbon energy transitions in developing countries,
but little is known about how those will unfold. Examining the transitions of Brazil and South …

How do developing states decide who gets access to public goods like electricity, water, and
education? Power and the Vote breaks new ground by showing that the provision of …

Why are some places in the world characterized by better social service provision and
welfare outcomes than others? In a world in which millions of people, particularly in …

While it is commonly believed that democracy influences public service provision,
comparably few studies have assessed how recent democratisation in developing countries …

How can differences in per capita household electricity consumption across African
countries be understood? Based on theories that highlight the importance of democracy and …

The 2020 pandemic shocked a world already shaken by mistrust and social polarization.
Lives and jobs were lost despite the best efforts of governments to contain COVID-19 and …

A third of electricity in India is lost each year, where losses refer to power that is supplied but
not billed. Utilizing data from the power corporation of Uttar Pradesh, India's most populous …