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Special  Issue   Renewable  Energy  in  Sub-­‐Saharan  Africa   Contributions  from  the  Social  Sciences   Energy  Research  &  Social  Science,  Jan.  2015   http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/22146296/5     Guest  Editor   Kathleen  J.  Hancock     5

Volume 5, January 2015

Special Issue Renewable Energy in Sub-Saharan Africa Contributions from the Social Sciences

Guest Editor Kathleen J. Hancock

The renewable energy landscape The expanding horizon of renewable energy in sub-Saharan Africa: Leading research in the social sciences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . K.J. Hancock

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The African electricity deficit: Computing the minimum energy poverty line using field research in urban Nigeria . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C. Chidebell-Emordi

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Village-level solar power in Africa: Accelerating access to electricity services through a socio-technical design in Kenya . . . . . . . . . . . . K. Ulsrud, T. Winther, D. Palit, H. Rohracher

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Mini-grids and renewable energy in rural Africa: How diffusion theory explains adoption of electricity in Uganda . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J.M. Eder, C.F. Mutsaerts, P. Sriwannawit

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The economics of renewable energy Can carbon finance transform household energy markets? A review of cookstove projects and programs in Kenya . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F. Lambe, M. Jürisoo, C. Lee, O. Johnson

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The social value of mid-scale energy in Africa: Redefining value and redesigning energy to reduce poverty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C.A. Miller, C. Altamirano-Allende, N. Johnson, M. Agyemang

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ENERGY RESEARCH & SOCIAL SCIENCE

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Small-scale hydropower in Africa: Socio-technical designs for renewable energy in Tanzanian villages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H. Ahlborg, M. Sjöstedt

Energy Research & Social Science Vol. 5 (2015) 1–134

CONTENTS

Human factors restricting renewable energy development Renewable energy doctoral programmes in sub-Saharan Africa: A preliminary assessment of common capacity deficits and emerging capacity-building strategies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S. Colenbrander, J. Lovett, M.S. Abbo, C. Msigwa, B. M’Passi-Mabiala, R. Opoku

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Non-financial constraints to scaling-up small and medium-sized energy enterprises: Findings from field research in Ghana, Senegal, Tanzania and Zambia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J. Haselip, D. Desgain, G. Mackenzie

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Wind energy in sub-Saharan Africa: Financial and political causes for the sector’s under-development . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A.D. Mukasa, E. Mutambatsere, Y. Arvanitis, T. Triki

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The role of extra-regional actors Energy regionalism and diffusion in Africa: How political actors created the ECOWAS Center for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . K.J. Hancock Renewable energy in international and regional governance: Propelling development in Africa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I. Giner-Reichl

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Editor in Chief: Benjamin K. Sovacool

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The  renewable  energy  landscape   The  expanding  horizon  of  renewable  energy  in  sub-­‐Saharan  Africa:  Leading  research  in  the  social   sciences   K.J.  Hancock     The  African  electricity  deficit:  Computing  the  minimum  energy  poverty  line  using  field  research  in  urban   Nigeria   C.  Chidebell-­‐Emordi     Renewable  energy  in  rural  settings   Small-­‐scale  hydropower  in  Africa:  Socio-­‐technical  designs  for  renewable  energy  in  Tanzanian  villages   H.  Ahlborg,  M.  Sjöstedt     Village-­‐level  solar  power  in  Africa:  Accelerating  access  to  electricity  services  through  a  socio-­‐technical   design  in  Kenya   K.  Ulsrud,  T.  Winther,  D.  Palit,  H.  Rohracher    

 

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Mini-­‐grids  and  renewable  energy  in  rural  Africa:  How  diffusion  theory  explains  adoption  of  electricity  in   Uganda   J.M.  Eder,  C.F.  Mutsaerts,  P.  Sriwannawit     The  economics  of  renewable  energy   Can  carbon  finance  transform  household  energy  markets?  A  review  of  cookstove  projects  and  programs   in  Kenya   F.  Lambe,  M.  Jürisoo,  C.  Lee,  O.  Johnson     The  social  value  of  mid-­‐scale  energy  in  Africa:  Redefining  value  and  redesigning  energy  to  reduce   poverty   C.A.  Miller,  C.  Altamirano-­‐Allende,  N.  Johnson,  M.  Agyemang     Human  factors  restricting  renewable  energy  development   Renewable  energy  doctoral  programmes  in  sub-­‐Saharan  Africa:  A  preliminary  assessment  of  common   capacity  deficits  and  emerging  capacity-­‐building  strategies   S.  Colenbrander,  J.  Lovett,  M.S.  Abbo,  C.  Msigwa,  B.  M’Passi-­‐Mabiala,  R.  Opoku     Non-­‐financial  constraints  to  scaling-­‐up  small  and  medium-­‐sized  energy  enterprises:  Findings  from  field   research  in  Ghana,  Senegal,  Tanzania  and  Zambia   J.  Haselip,  D.  Desgain,  G.  Mackenzie     Wind  energy  in  sub-­‐Saharan  Africa:  Financial  and  political  causes  for  the  sector’s  under-­‐development     A.D.  Mukasa,  E.  Mutambatsere,  Y.  Arvanitis,  T.  Triki     The  role  of  extra-­‐regional  actors   Energy  regionalism  and  diffusion  in  Africa:  How  political  actors  created  the  ECOWAS  Center  for   Renewable  Energy  and  Energy  Efficiency     K.J.  Hancock     Renewable  energy  in  international  and  regional  governance:  Propelling  development  in  Africa   I.  Giner-­‐Reichl     Brazil  as  a  new  international  cooperation  actor  in  sub-­‐Saharan  Africa:  Biofuels  at  the  crossroads   between  sustainable  development  and  natural  resource  exploitation   G.  Fulquet,  A.  Pelfini     African  Clean  Energy  Corridor:  Regional  integration  to  promote  renewable  energy  fueled  growth   N.  Saadi,  A.  Miketa,  M.  Howells     Book  review   Dams,  Displacement,  and  the  Delusion  of  Development:  Cahora  Bassa  and  Its  Legacies  in  Mozambique,   1965–2007,  A.  Isaacman,  B.  Isaacman.  Ohio  University  Press  (2013)   John  Howell  

 

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