International Relations, Energy and Environmental Governance, Sustainability Transitions in Developing Countries
Robert Lindner is Associate Professor of International Relations at the Faculty of Law and also Associate Professor in Kyushu University's Platform for Inter-/Transdisciplinary Energy Research (Q-PIT). He is a political scientist with a particular interest in international relations, energy and environmental governance, and sustainability transition theory. His current research focuses on low-carbon technology transfer and energy system transitions in developing states, and the socio-environmental impacts of renewable energy technologies across the supply chain. Before joining Kyushu University, he worked as a Junior
Research Fellow at the Institute for Advanced Study in the Humanities (Essen, Germany) and as a Research Associate at the United Nations University Institute for the Advanced Study of Sustainability (UNU-IAS) in Tokyo, Japan.
International Relations and Global Governance, Fall 2019
Social Science Research Methods, Fall 2019
Political Systems in Asia, Spring 2020
Energy and Environmental Governance, Spring 2020
Sustainable Development: Theory and Practice, Spring 2020
David, M.; Lindner, R., Lyth, S.; and Harrington, G. (2021). Future-Proofing Fuel Cells - Critical Raw Material Governance in Sustainable Energy. Palgrave Macmillan (ISBN 978-3-030-76805-8)
Bertheau, P.; Lindner, R.* (2021): Financing sustainable development? The role of foreign aid in Southeast Asia's energy transition. In Sustainable Development 2021; 1–14.
Managi, S.*; Lindner, R.; Stevens, C.C. (2020). Technology Policy for the Sustainable Development Goals: From the Global to the Local Level. Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 162, 120410.
Mir, D.A.*; Doll, C.N.; Lindner, R.*; Parray, M.T. (2020). Explaining the Diffusion of Energy-Efficient Lighting in India: A Technology Innovation Systems Approach. Energies, 13, 5821.
Lindner, R. (2017). Der japanische Energiediskurs im Wandel. Eine diskursanalytische Untersuchung der Energieversorgungskrise nach Fukushima. Metropolis. (ISBN 978-3-7316-1247-6)
Lindner, R.*, Bernstein, S., Chasek, P. et al. (2016). Building Blocks for the Institutional Architecture of the SDGs Science-Policy Interface (United Nations University Report). Tokyo.
Cock, A.*, Lindner, R., Mahadi, A. et al. (2016).: National Implementation of the 2030 Agenda in the Asia-Pacific (United Nations University Report). Tokyo.
Lindner, R. (2015). "Translating the global goals into action", United Nations University "17 Days, 17 Goals" series on the SDGs.
Lindner, R. (2014). Setsuden: Die Energiekrise und gesellschaftliche Stromsparanstrengungen nach Fukushima. In Wieczorek, I., & Chiavacci, D. (Eds.). Japan Jahrbuch 2014 (pp. 201- 216). Munich: Iudicum.
David. M.*, Lindner, R., Gemperle, S. (2013). The future of renewable energies in Japan after 3.11 – Identifying types of energy-business actor's perceptions. International Journal for Renewable Energy, 8/2: 1-13.
Ph.D. in Political Science (University of Duisburg-Essen), M.A. in Political Science, Sociology & Communication Studies (Dresden University of Technology)
Visiting Research Fellow, United Nations University, 2018
Research Fellow, Earth System Governance Project, Future Earth, 2016
International Relations, Energy and Environmental Governance, Sustainability Transitions in Developing Countries
Robert Lindner is Associate Professor of International Relations at the Faculty of Law and also Associate Professor in Kyushu University's Platform for Inter-/Transdisciplinary Energy Research (Q-PIT). He is a political scientist with a particular interest in international relations, energy and environmental governance, and sustainability transition theory. His current research focuses on low-carbon technology transfer and energy system transitions in developing states, and the socio-environmental impacts of renewable energy technologies across the supply chain. Before joining Kyushu University, he worked as a Junior
Research Fellow at the Institute for Advanced Study in the Humanities (Essen, Germany) and as a Research Associate at the United Nations University Institute for the Advanced Study of Sustainability (UNU-IAS) in Tokyo, Japan.
International Relations and Global Governance, Fall 2019
Social Science Research Methods, Fall 2019
Political Systems in Asia, Spring 2020
Energy and Environmental Governance, Spring 2020
Sustainable Development: Theory and Practice, Spring 2020
"The transformation of Japan's discourse on energy policy" (2017, Monograph, Metropolis Verlag, in German)
"Building Blocks for the Institutional Architecture of the SDGs Science-Policy Interface". United Nations University Report (2016). (with S. Bernstein, P. Chasek, N. Kanie, R. Zondervan)
"National Implementation of the 2030 Agenda in the Asia-Pacific". United Nations University Report (2016). (with A. Cock, A. Mahadi et al.)
"Energy crisis and energy saving efforts in post-Fukushima Japan", in Japan Yearbook 2014 (pp. 201- 216). (I. Wieczorek, & D. Chiavacci, eds., Iudicum, 2015, in German)
"Translating the global goals into action", United Nations University "17 Days, 17 Goals" series on the SDGs (2015).
"The future of renewable energies in Japan after 3.11: Identifying types of energy-business actor's perceptions". Int. J. for Renewable Energy, Vol. 8/2 (2014) (with M. David and S. Gemperle)
Ph.D. in Political Science (University of Duisburg-Essen), M.A. in Political Science, Sociology & Communication Studies (Dresden University of Technology)
Visiting Research Fellow, United Nations University, 2018
Research Fellow, Earth System Governance Project, Future Earth, 2016
