Ruth Bookbinder
ruthbookbinder.bsky.social
Ruth Bookbinder
@ruthbookbinder.bsky.social
Postdoctoral Research Fellow | University of Birmingham
Visiting Research Fellow | University of Leeds

Just transitions, rent-seeking and institutional change

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Interested in just transitions and climate politics in Africa?

If so we have a panel at ECAS2025 in Prague you could join.

The panel explores demands for justice in African responses to the climate crisis…..
November 28, 2024 at 10:05 AM
Reposted by Ruth Bookbinder
Analysing rent-seeking practices at Eskom sheds light on the wider political economy of South Africa's energy sector and where barriers to reform emerge. Understanding these dynamics is critical as the country continues to debate and negotiate its energy transition.
November 25, 2024 at 7:43 AM
My first sole-authored publication and free to read:

Politicising energy transitions: the political economy of reducing dependence on coal in South Africa’s minerals energy complex www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Politicising energy transitions: the political economy of reducing dependence on coal in South Africa’s minerals energy complex
Proposals to reduce South Africa’s dependence on coal-generated electricity have repeatedly stalled despite growing internal and international pressure to decarbonise electricity generation. Where ...
www.tandfonline.com
November 21, 2024 at 4:23 PM