Abstract
The British government has restructured Britain’s electricity markets through a programme of electricity market reform (EMR). Energy security and climate change mitigation are public goods that are prioritised. Cultural theory (CT) is used to explain changes in the regulatory regime under EMR. EMR involves an incomplete shift from ‘individualist’ to ‘hierarchical’ frames of regulation. Conflicts between these frames hamper the institutional design of EMR. This has obstructed deployment of nuclear power. Policymakers must fit the cultural framing to suit their preferred public good and not expect a defined public good to emerge from a preferred mix of cultural bias.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 445-461 |
| Number of pages | 17 |
| Journal | Policy & Politics |
| Volume | 44 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| Early online date | 2 Sep 2015 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Oct 2016 |
Keywords
- cultural theory
- electricity
- low carbon
- regulation
Access to Document
- Accepted Manuscript
This is a post-peer-review, pre-copy edited version of an article published in Policy and Politics. The definitive publisher-authenticated version: Toke, David; Baker, Keith. Policy & Politics, Volume 44, Number 4, October 2016, pp. 645-661(17) is available online at: http://www.ingentaconnect.com/contentone/tpp/pap/2016/00000044/00000004/art00008
