Browsing Journal articles by Author "Leiren, Merethe Dotterud"
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Adapting Accountability and Emerging Challenges: Contracting-out in the Transport Sector in Switzerland, Norway and Sweden
Lieberherr, Eva; Hansson, Lisa; Leiren, Merethe Dotterud; Schmid, Jonas (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Government reforms such as contracting-out continue to influence public service provision within infrastructure sectors. Contracting-out involves a detachment of the operators from political decision-making and the creation ... -
Can renewable energy communities enable a just energy transition? Exploring alignment between stakeholder motivations and needs and EU policy in Latvia, Norway, Portugal and Spain
Standal, Karina; Leiren, Merethe Dotterud; Alonso, Irene; Azevedo, Isabel; Kudrenickis, Ivars; Maleki-Dizaji, Pouyan; Laes, Erik; Di Nucci, Maria Rosaria; Krug, Michael (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)As a response to societal polarisation and mobilisation against the clean energy transition and renewable energy projects, policy makers at EU level have put focus on renewable energy communities as an instrument to drive ... -
Community acceptance of wind energy developments: Experience from wind energy scarce regions in Europe
Leiren, Merethe Dotterud; Aakre, Stine; Linnerud, Kristin; Julsrud, Tom Erik; Di Nucci, Maria-Rosaria; Krug, Michael (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Renewable energy plays an important role in the transition to a low emission society, yet in many regions energy projects have resulted in increasing societal polarization. Based on a comprehensive literature review and a ... -
Energy security concerns versus market harmony: The Europeanisation of capacity mechanisms
Leiren, Merethe Dotterud; Szulecki, Kacper; Rayner, Tim; Banet, Catherine (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)The impact of renewables on the energy markets–falling wholesale electricity prices and lower investment stability–are apparently creating a shortage of energy project financing, which in future could lead to power supply ... -
How Regional Authorities Act Under Restricted Decentralization: Evidence from the Norwegian Transport Sector
Krogstad, Julie Runde; Leiren, Merethe Dotterud (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)The literature on decentralization points out that there is a tendency to limit discretion at the local level by, for example, imposing national standards. It is therefore of interest to understand how sub-national ... -
Silos as barriers to public sector climate adaptation and preparedness: insights from road closures in Norway
Leiren, Merethe Dotterud; Jacobsen, Jens Kristian Steen (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Organisational perspectives propose that structural arrangements affect policy outcomes. Drawing on these perspectives, it is worthwhile to find out whether and how disagreements among public authorities create barriers ... -
Taxis and crowd-taxis: sharing as a private activity and public concern
Leiren, Merethe Dotterud; Aarhaug, Jørgen (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016)he sharing economy has generated interest among economists for its customer focus and potential to enhance competition. However, it has also caused uproar in industries which have felt competitive pressure, for example ...