How Chile accomplished its renewable energy boom

An article inPolicy Studies Journalhelps to explain the Chilean transformation by discussing the concept of "contingent coalitions" -- collective actors with conflicting but partly overlapping agendas and interests that may contingently coalesce to foster those interests and/or beliefs that they share.

这篇文章的作者——奥尔多·Madariaga和Mathilde Allain -- show that the contingent coalitions crafted by environmental organizations in Chile have been crucial for fostering renewable energy policy at two moments where key innovations were introduced.

"The official understanding of the Chilean renewable success story highlights the role of a few government entrepreneurs, but this has hidden the crucial role played by environmental organizations and social movements in pushing this process," said Prof. Madariaga, of the Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas, in Mexico, and the Universidad Mayor, in Chile. "In this article, we unveil this story and show how they managed to increase their political clout and policy influence by forming what we call contingent coalitions."