Acknowledgments
This book pointedly avoids a multi-disciplinary approach to studying
energy. Its focus on politics—the process, the stakeholders and their
wider networks, the institutions, the informal practices—is born of the
conviction that energy is above all a political matter.
This work would not have been possible without the contributing
authors. They have endowed the book with their expert knowledge and
exercised endless patience and good humor throughout the entire process.
We hope you will learn as much from them as we have.
We are also grateful to the following individuals who generously gave
up their time to review portions of the book during its development. Their
invaluable feedback has strengthened its quality. They are: David Scott,
Ahmad Ali, Tom Moerenhout, David Butter, Neil Quilliam, Laura ElKatiri, Morgan Bazilian, Jonathan Walters, Gulmira Rzayeva, Ellen Wald,
and a reviewer who prefers to remain anonymous.
Finally, we would like to thank the team at Palgrave, including Timothy
Shaw and Anca Pusca for supporting the project, as well as Thangarasan
Boopalan and Keerthana Muruganandham for ably guiding us through
the labyrinth of the publishing process.
Robin Mills
Li-Chen Sim
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