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Overview

Jale Tosun is affiliated with Heidelberg University in Germany and conducts research primarily in the fields of Social Sciences and Environmental Science. Their work encompasses several interdisciplinary subfields including Political Science and International Relations, Sociology and Political Science, Economics and Econometrics, Global and Planetary Change, as well as Strategy and Management.

The main topics in Tosun's research include Sustainability and Climate Change Governance, Climate Change Policy and Economics, Policy Transfer and Learning, Political Influence and Corporate Strategies, European Union Policy and Governance, Climate Change Communication and Perception, and Environmental Education and Sustainability.

Recent publications highlight Tosun's focus on climate policy, political ideology, and sustainability strategies. Key papers include:

  • National growth dynamics of wind and solar power compared to the growth required for global climate targets, 2021, Nature Energy
  • Europe's Farm to Fork Strategy and Its Commitment to Biotechnology and Organic Farming: Conflicting or Complementary Goals?, 2021, Trends in Plant Science
  • Political ideology and vaccination willingness: implications for policy design, 2021, Policy Sciences
  • Three decades of EU climate policy: Racing toward climate neutrality?, 2023, Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews Climate Change
  • The political challenges of deep decarbonisation: towards a more integrated agenda, 2022, Climate Action

The venues where Tosun frequently publishes include the Journal of Comparative Policy Analysis Research and Practice, Politics and Governance, Trends in Biotechnology, Post-Communist Economies, and Policy Studies.

Frequent collaborators in Tosun's research are Simon Schaub, Andrew Jordan, Kai Purnhagen, Matin Qaim, and Richard G. F. Visser.

Tosun has also contributed to book publications, including a recent title published by Bristol University Press eBooks titled European Climate Pact Ambassadors, scheduled for 2025.

Best Publications

  • Public Policy: A New Introduction

    Christoph Knill;Jale Tosun

  • Emergence of polycentric climate governance and its future prospects

    Andrew J. Jordan;Dave Huitema;Dave Huitema;Mikael Hilden;Harro Van Asselt

  • Drivers of declining CO2 emissions in 18 developed economies

    Corinne Le Quéré;Jan Ivar Korsbakken;Charlie Wilson;Charlie Wilson;Jale Tosun

  • Policy integration: mapping the different concepts

    Jale Tosun;Achim Lang

  • Governing the Interlinkages between the Sustainable Development Goals: Approaches to Attain Policy Integration.

    Jale Tosun;Julia Leininger

  • National growth dynamics of wind and solar power compared to the growth required for global climate targets

    Aleh Cherp;Aleh Cherp;Vadim Vinichenko;Jale Tosun;Joel A. Gordon;Joel A. Gordon

  • Regulatory policy outputs and impacts: Exploring a complex relationship

    Christoph Knill;Kai Schulze;Jale Tosun

  • Economic Voting under Coalition Governments: Evidence from Germany

    Marc Debus;Mary Stegmaier;Jale Tosun

  • Absorption of Regional Funds: A Comparative Analysis

    Jale Tosun

  • The EU in Crisis: Advancing the Debate

    Jale Tosun;Anne Wetzel;Galina Zapryanova

  • Mapping states’ Paris climate pledges: Analysing targets and groups at COP 21

    Paul Tobin;Nicole M. Schmidt;Jale Tosun;Charlotte Burns

  • Hierarchy, networks, or markets : how does the EU shape environmental policy adoptions within and beyond its borders?

    Christoph Knill;Jale Tosun

  • Europe's Farm to Fork Strategy and Its Commitment to Biotechnology and Organic Farming: Conflicting or Complementary Goals?

    Kai P. Purnhagen;Stephan Clemens;Dennis Eriksson;Louise O. Fresco

  • Co-governing common goods: Interaction patterns of private and public actors

    Jale Tosun;Jale Tosun;Sebastian Koos;Sebastian Koos;Jennifer Shore

  • Neglected Faces of Europeanization : The Differential Impact of the EU on the Dismantling and Expansion of Domestic Policies

    Christoph Knill;Jale Tosun;Michael W. Bauer

  • Domestic politics and the diffusion of international policy innovations: How does accommodation happen?

    Sophie Biesenbender;Jale Tosun

  • HOW THE EU HANDLES UNCERTAIN RISKS: UNDERSTANDING THE ROLE OF THE PRECAUTIONARY PRINCIPLE

    Jale Tosun

  • Collective climate action and networked climate governance

    Jale Tosun;Jonas J. Schoenefeld

  • Environmental Monitoring and Enforcement in Europe: A Review of Empirical Research

    Jale Tosun

  • Contesting climate change: mapping the political debate in Poland

    Kamil Marcinkiewicz;Jale Tosun

Frequent Co-Authors

Christoph Knill
Christoph Knill Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Marc Debus
Marc Debus University of Mannheim
B. Guy Peters
B. Guy Peters University of Pittsburgh
Sven Ove Hansson
Sven Ove Hansson Royal Institute of Technology
Andrew Jordan
Andrew Jordan University of East Anglia
Richard G. F. Visser
Richard G. F. Visser Wageningen University & Research
Michael Howlett
Michael Howlett Simon Fraser University
Matin Qaim
Matin Qaim University of Bonn
Gerbert Kraaykamp
Gerbert Kraaykamp Radboud University
William A. Maloney
William A. Maloney Newcastle University

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