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Thijs Van de Graaf

Thijs Van de Graaf

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Political Science

D-Index
35
Citations
4999
World Ranking
772
National Ranking
12

Overview

Thijs Van de Graaf is a researcher affiliated with Ghent University in Belgium, specializing in social sciences and energy studies. Their work largely focuses on the intersections of energy policy, sustainability, and international relations within the global energy sector.

The researcher has published extensively in fields related to energy, with a documented record of 12 publications in social sciences and 11 in the broader energy field. Their subfield expertise includes renewable energy, sustainability and the environment, political science and international relations, global and planetary change, pollution, and general energy topics.

The main topics addressed in their research are nuanced and interdisciplinary, covering:

  • Energy and environment impacts
  • Global energy security and policy
  • Climate change policy and economics
  • Global energy and sustainability research
  • International development and aid
  • International relations and foreign policy
  • Energy, environment, and transportation policies

Thijs Van de Graaf's recent scholarly contributions include publications such as:

  • "Covid-19 and the politics of sustainable energy transitions" (2020) in Energy Research & Social Science
  • "The new oil? The geopolitics and international governance of hydrogen" (2020) in Energy Research & Social Science
  • "Existing fossil fuel extraction would warm the world beyond 1.5 °C" (2022) in Environmental Research Letters
  • "Reframing the climate debate: The origins and diffusion of net zero pledges" (2022) in Global Policy
  • "Institutional interplay in global environmental governance: lessons learned and future research" (2022) in International Environmental Agreements Politics Law and Economics

Their coauthor network includes frequent collaborations with researchers such as Hermine Van Coppenolle, Mathieu Blondeel, Daniel Scholten, Kelly Trout, and Greg Muttitt. This indicates active engagement with scholars focusing on political science, energy policy, and environmental governance.

Thijs Van de Graaf has also contributed to book publications, including the title Global Energy Politics (2020), published by Ghent University.

Publication venues where they have appeared multiple times include:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Energy Research & Social Science
  • Ghent University Academic Bibliography (Ghent University)
  • Environmental Research Letters
  • Global Policy

Best Publications

  • Covid-19 and the politics of sustainable energy transitions

    Caroline Kuzemko;Michael J. Bradshaw;Gavin Bridge;Andreas Goldthau

  • Punctuated equilibrium in the energy regime complex

    Jeff D. Colgan;Robert O. Keohane;Thijs Van de Graaf

  • Global Energy Governance in a Multipolar World

    Dries Lesage;Thijs Van de Graaf;Kirsten Westphal

  • Energy governance and poverty

    Morgan Bazilian;Smita Nakhooda;Thijs Van de Graaf

  • Energy Governance, Transnational Rules, and the Resource Curse: Exploring the Effectiveness of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI)

    Benjamin K. Sovacool;Benjamin K. Sovacool;Götz Walter;Thijs Van de Graaf;Nathan Andrews

  • The new oil? The geopolitics and international governance of hydrogen

    Thijs Van de Graaf;Indra Overland;Daniel Scholten;Kirsten Westphal

  • Fragmentation in Global Energy Governance: Explaining the Creation of IRENA

    Thijs Van de Graaf

  • Global energy governance: a review and research agenda

    Thijs Van de Graaf;Jeff D. Colgan

  • United States non-cooperation and the Paris agreement

    Johannes Urpelainen;Thijs Van de Graaf

  • Russian gas games or well-oiled conflict? Energy security and the 2014 Ukraine crisis

    Thijs Van de Graaf;Jeff D. Colgan

  • The Politics and Institutions of Global Energy Governance

    Thijs Van de Graaf

  • The G8 and G20 as global steering committees for energy: opportunities and constraints

    Thijs Van de Graaf;Kirsten Westphal

  • Thinking big: Politics, progress, and security in the management of Asian and European energy megaprojects

    Thijs Van de Graaf;Benjamin K Sovacool;Benjamin K Sovacool

  • A new world : the geopolitics of the energy transformation

    Thijs Van de Graaf

  • The International Energy Agency after 35 years: Reform needs and institutional adaptability

    Thijs Van de Graaf;Dries Lesage

  • The G8's Role in Global Energy Governance since the 2005 Gleneagles Summit

    Dries Lesage;Thijs Van de Graaf;Kirsten Westphal

  • Thriving in Complexity? The OECD System's Role in Energy and Taxation

    Dries Lesage;Thijs Van de Graaf

  • Obsolete or resurgent? The International Energy Agency in a changing global landscape

    Thijs Van de Graaf

  • Preparing for the new oil order? Saudi Arabia and Russia

    Michael J. Bradshaw;Thijs Van de Graaf;Richard Connolly

  • Toward a global coal mining moratorium? A comparative analysis of coal mining policies in the USA, China, India and Australia

    Mathieu Blondeel;Thijs Van de Graaf

  • The Palgrave handbook of the international political economy of energy

    Kirsten Jenkins;Raphael J. Heffron;Darren McCauley

  • Moving beyond coal : exploring and explaining the Powering Past Coal Alliance

    Mathieu Blondeel;Thijs Van de Graaf;Tim Haesebrouck

  • The Routledge handbook of energy security

    Thijs Van de Graaf

  • The international energy agency

    Thijs Van de Graaf

  • Rising powers and multilateral institutions

    Dries Lesage;Thijs Van de Graaf

  • Battling for a Shrinking Market: Oil Producers, the Renewables Revolution, and the Risk of Stranded Assets

    Thijs Van de Graaf

  • The “Oil Weapon” Reversed? Sanctions Against Iran and U.S.-EU Structural Power

    Thijs Van de Graaf

  • Is OPEC dead? Oil exporters, the Paris agreement and the transition to a post-carbon world

    Thijs Van de Graaf

  • Introduction to the special issue: energy subsidies at the intersection of climate, energy, and trade governance

    Thijs Van de Graaf;Harro van Asselt;Harro van Asselt

  • Global Energy Politics

    Thijs Van de Graaf;Benjamin K. Sovacool

Frequent Co-Authors

Benjamin K. Sovacool
Benjamin K. Sovacool University of Sussex
Jeff D. Colgan
Jeff D. Colgan Brown University
Johannes Urpelainen
Johannes Urpelainen Johns Hopkins University
Jan Orbie
Jan Orbie Ghent University
Harro van Asselt
Harro van Asselt University of Eastern Finland
Morgan Bazilian
Morgan Bazilian Colorado School of Mines
Robert O. Keohane
Robert O. Keohane Princeton University
Daniel M. Kammen
Daniel M. Kammen University of California, Berkeley
Gavin Bridge
Gavin Bridge Durham University
Andreas Goldthau
Andreas Goldthau University of Erfurt

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