Citizens, politicians and experts in energy policy-making: The case of Finland

Energy and Environment

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 203-222

  Ruostetsaari, Ilkka ^a  

^a TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Energy policy; Expertise; Power

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

DECISION MAKERS; EXPERT KNOWLEDGE; FINLAND; FINNISH; GENERAL ELECTIONS; INTERNATIONAL COMPARISON; POLICY MAKING; POLITICAL DECISION; POLITICAL INSTITUTIONS; POSTAL SURVEY; RANDOM SAMPLE; RESEARCH INSTITUTES; SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY; SOURCES OF ENERGY;

ENERGY POLICY;

DECISION MAKING; DEMOCRACY; ENERGY POLICY; POLICY MAKING; TECHNOLOGY POLICY;

FINLAND;

EID: 77953495663     PISSN: 0958305X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1260/0958-305X.21.3.203     Document Type: Article

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