The New Zealand Journal of Research on Europe Call for Papers Special Issue on Comparative Perspectives on Europe’s Energy Transitions Special Issue Editors: Peter Zámborský (University of Auckland, New Zealand) and Bart van Campen (University of Auckland, New Zealand) Europe’s energy transitions in areas such as renewable energy and electric vehicles are important topics with implications for other industrialized and emerging economies (Jianchao et al., 2021; Schumacher, 2019; Tran and Eggermann, 2022). This special issue calls for submissions employing comparative perspectives on the various energy transitions in European and other countries, including within-Europe differences in energy transitions (Millot, A., Krook-Riekkola, A., and Maïzi, 2020; Streimikiene et al., 2021) and regional and city-level analysis and comparisons (Castellani et al., 2022; Nochta and Skelcher, 2020). Various theoretical lenses can be employed, including (among others) comparative capitalisms (Allen et al., 2022) and comparative institutional analysis (Wood et al., 2022). Political, social, economic, and business perspectives are particularly encouraged, including themes such as inclusivity in energy transitions (Berka, MacArthur, and Gonnelli, 2020) and links between energy transitions and crises (Andreas, Burns, and Touza, 2017). In line with our Journal’s aims and scope, we encourage diverse perspectives including multi-disciplinary studies, and accept also essays and commentaries. We seek studies with implications relevant for researchers, policy, business (McKinsey, 2023) and/or society in Europe and beyond. How to submit: Submissions to this special issue may take the form of full research articles, essays, or reviews. The final deadline for submission is 15 July 2024, but we accept submissions on a rolling basis. Full research articles and reviews should be 5-10,000 words long (all inclusive), while commentaries and essays can be 1-5,000 words long. Please submit your manuscript to Dr Peter Zámborský, the NZJRE editor (p.zamborsky@auckland.ac.nz<mailto:p.zamborsky@auckland.ac.nz>). You can also first send an article proposal (a title and an abstract of up to 300 words) to Dr Zámborský and he will provide initial feedback. Please refer to the submission instructions and the NZJRE style guide on our website<http://www.europe.auckland.ac.nz/en/publications.html>: https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/arts/our-research/research-institutes-centres-groups/europe-institute/europe-journal.html References Allen, M. L., Allen, M. M., Cumming, D., & Johan, S. (2021). Comparative capitalisms and energy transitions: Renewable energy in the European Union. British Journal of Management, 32(3), 611-629. Andreas, J. J., Burns, C., & Touza, J. (2017). Renewable energy as a luxury? A qualitative comparative analysis of the role of the economy in the EU's renewable energy transitions during the ‘double crisis’. Ecological Economics, 142, 81-90. Berka, A. L., MacArthur, J. L., & Gonnelli, C. (2020). Explaining inclusivity in energy transitions: Local and community energy in Aotearoa New Zealand. Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions, 34, 165-182. Castellani, D., Marin, G., Montresor, S., & Zanfei, A. (2022). Greenfield foreign direct investments and regional environmental technologies. Research Policy, 51(1), 104405. Jianchao, H., Ruoyu, Z., Pingkuo, L., & Lyuyang, Z. (2021). A review and comparative analysis on energy transition in major industrialized countries. International Journal of Energy Research, 45(2), 1246-1268. McKinsey (2023). Five key action areas to put Europe’s energy transition on a more orderly path. https://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/sustainability/our-insights/five-key-action-areas-to-put-europes-energy-transition-on-a-more-orderly-path Millot, A., Krook-Riekkola, A., & Maïzi, N. (2020). Guiding the future energy transition to net-zero emissions: Lessons from exploring the differences between France and Sweden. Energy Policy, 139, 111358. Nochta, T., & Skelcher, C. (2020). Network governance in low-carbon energy transitions in European cities: A comparative analysis. Energy Policy, 138, 111298. Schumacher, K. (2019). Approval procedures for large-scale renewable energy installations: Comparison of national legal frameworks in Japan, New Zealand, the EU and the US. Energy Policy, 129, 139-152. Streimikiene, D., Kyriakopoulos, G. L., Lekavicius, V., & Siksnelyte-Butkiene, I. (2021). Energy poverty and low carbon just energy transition: comparative study in Lithuania and Greece. Social Indicators Research, 158(1), 319-371. Tran, T. H., & Egermann, M. (2022). Land-use implications of energy transition pathways towards decarbonisation–Comparing the footprints of Vietnam, New Zealand and Finland. Energy Policy, 166, 112951. Wood, G., Finnegan, J. J., Allen, M. L., Allen, M. M., Cumming, D., Johan, S., ... & Tanaka, S. (2020). The comparative institutional analysis of energy transitions. Socio-Economic Review, 18(1), 257-294. Peter Zámborský, Ph.D. Senior Lecturer Management and International Business The University of Auckland Business School https://profiles.auckland.ac.nz/p-zamborsky Recent publications: California Management Review: Chinese Multinationals' Internationalization Strategies<https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/00081256231193467> Technovation: Knowledge creation capability under different innovation-investment motives<https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0166497223001402> Intl. Journal of Innovation Management: FDI inflows, managerial spillovers and innovation<https://www.worldscientific.com/doi/full/10.1142/S1363919623500135>