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James Meadowcroft

James Meadowcroft

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Law and Political Science
Canada
2023
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Political Science
Canada
2023

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Political Science

D-Index
43
Citations
10730
World Ranking
403
National Ranking
15

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Law and Political Science in Canada Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Political Science in Canada Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Law and Political Science in Canada Leader Award

Overview

James Meadowcroft is affiliated with Carleton University in Canada, where their research primarily focuses on the intersection of environmental science and economics. Their work addresses issues related to sustainability and climate change governance, with a deep involvement in policy and economic dimensions of climate change.

The main fields of study in which Meadowcroft publishes include Environmental Science and Economics, Econometrics and Finance. More specifically, their subfields span Global and Planetary Change, Economics and Econometrics, Environmental Engineering, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, as well as Political Science and International Relations.

The primary topics covered in Meadowcroft's research are:

  • Sustainability and Climate Change Governance
  • Climate Change Policy and Economics
  • Environmental Impact and Sustainability
  • Global Energy and Sustainability Research
  • Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics
  • Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management
  • Land Use and Ecosystem Services

Recent publication venues include:

  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Current Climate Change Reports
  • Energy Research & Social Science
  • Global Environmental Politics
  • Environmental Politics

Selected notable papers authored or co-authored by James Meadowcroft are:

  • "Governing the net-zero transition: Strategy, policy, and politics", 2023, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Accelerating Pathways to Net Zero: Governance Strategies from Transition Studies and the Transition Accelerator", 2022, Current Climate Change Reports
  • "The acceleration of low-carbon transitions: Insights, concepts, challenges, and new directions for research", 2025, Energy Research & Social Science
  • "The Practical Fit of Concepts: Ecosystem Services and the Value of Nature", 2020, Global Environmental Politics
  • "Net zero by 2050: the case for green industrial policy", 2024, Environmental Politics

Frequent collaborators in Meadowcroft's work reflect interdisciplinary alliances, including:

  • Daniel Rosenbloom
  • Jochen Markard
  • Lorraine Elliott
  • Åsa Persson
  • Benjamin K. Sovacool

Best Publications

  • What about the politics? Sustainable development, transition management, and long term energy transitions

    James Meadowcroft

  • Engaging with the politics of sustainability transitions

    James Meadowcroft

  • Who is in charge here? Governance for sustainable development in a complex world

    James Meadowcroft

  • Navigating the Anthropocene: Improving Earth System Governance

    F. Biermann;F. Biermann;K. Abbott;S. Andresen;Karin Bäckstrand

  • Governing societal transitions to sustainability

    Niki Frantzeskaki;Derk Loorbach;James Meadowcroft

  • Implementing Sustainable Development: Strategies and Initiatives in High Consumption Societies

    William M. Lafferty;James Meadowcroft

  • Sustainable Development: A New(Ish) Idea for a New Century?:

    James Meadowcroft

  • Politics and scale: some implications for environmental governance

    James Meadowcroft

  • Greening Leviathan: the rise of the environmental state?

    Andreas Duit;Peter H. Feindt;James Meadowcroft

  • Transforming governance and institutions for global sustainability: key insights from the Earth System Governance Project

    Frank Biermann;Frank Biermann;Kenneth Abbott;Steinar Andresen;Karin Bäckstrand

  • Framing the sun: A discursive approach to understanding multi-dimensional interactions within socio-technical transitions through the case of solar electricity in Ontario, Canada

    Daniel Rosenbloom;Harris Berton;James Meadowcroft

  • National sustainable development strategies: features, challenges and reflexivity

    James Meadowcroft

  • Environmental political economy, technological transitions and the state

    James Meadowcroft

  • Democracy and the Environment: Problems and Prospects

    William M. Lafferty;James Meadowcroft

  • Stability and climate policy? Harnessing insights on path dependence, policy feedback, and transition pathways

    Daniel Rosenbloom;James Meadowcroft;Benjamin Cashore

  • Democracy and the Environment

    William M. Lafferty;James Meadowcroft

  • Participation and Sustainable Development: Modes of Citizen, Community and Organisational Involvement

    James Meadowcroft

  • Climate change governance

    James Meadowcroft;James Meadowcroft

  • Conceptualizing the State

    James Meadowcroft

  • Planning for sustainable development: what can be learned from the critics?

    James Meadowcroft

  • Planning, Democracy and the Challenge of Sustainable Development

    James Meadowcroft

Frequent Co-Authors

Diana Liverman
Diana Liverman University of Arizona
Frank Biermann
Frank Biermann Utrecht University
Joyeeta Gupta
Joyeeta Gupta University of Amsterdam
Steven Bernstein
Steven Bernstein University of Toronto
Benjamin Cashore
Benjamin Cashore National University of Singapore
Karin Bäckstrand
Karin Bäckstrand Stockholm University
Louis Lebel
Louis Lebel Chiang Mai University
Lennart Olsson
Lennart Olsson Lund University
Andrew Jordan
Andrew Jordan University of East Anglia
Harriet Bulkeley
Harriet Bulkeley Durham University

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