#Green transition
Book Reviews
Five Publications on Political Economy Themes in 2025
This year's selection prioritizes breadth and balance. The five books span distinct thematic concerns—extractivism and the green transition, the decolonization of economic thought, the contemporary polycrisis, African economic sovereignty and industrialization, and housing financialization—ensuring that no single issue dominates. Disciplinary perspectives range from political science to economics, sociology, development studies, and comparative political economy, offering readers multiple methodological lenses on the current conjuncture
14.01.2026
News
China’s Carbon Gambit: A Green Quest or a Game of Politics?
In a historic shift, China’s CO₂ emissions are falling. This is not due to an economic slump, but rather an aggressive pivot toward clean energy. As the world’s largest emitter, China’s transformation is more than symbolic: It has the potential to redefine the pace and politics of global climate action. This turning point demands closer scrutiny. By Ceren Çevik In 2020, Beijing unveiled its “double-carbon” (双碳) policy, framing it as a pivot toward climate leadership and signaling that the world’s largest emitter was finally stepping up to its long-anticipated global responsibilities. Since then, China has massively expanded its clean energy capacity and launched a national emissions trading scheme. Yet coal still looms large, and the pace of actual emission reductions has been inconsistent. Now, with emissions finally beginning to decline, a crucial question resurfaces: Is the “double-carbon” agenda engendering genuine structural transformation, or is China simply mastering the [...]
17.06.2025
News
Quo Vadis, Deutschland? – The Future of the Green Agenda
This mini-series brings together leading scholars working in and on Germany to offer their insights into the key questions arising from this pivotal moment of transition. Through a multi-angled, interdisciplinary discussion, it examines the political, economic, and social forces driving change and shaping the country’s and the broader region’s future. In this third edition, our contributors examine the pressures weighing on Germany’s ecological transformation.
18.03.2025
Podcasts
Ask What You Can Do for Your City – Benedek Jávor on European Politics, Representing Budapest, and the Green Transition
In this conversation at the Review of Democracy, Benedek Jávor – Head of the Representation of Budapest to the European Union – discusses his current role and the evolving relationship between the European Union, the city of Budapest, and the Hungarian government; reflects on the green transition and critiques Hungary’s current energy policies; and pleads for talking responsibility locally.
4.10.2024
