Research Overview
My research focuses on the interaction of international institutions and domestic political economy in the area of clean energy and climate governance, the effectiveness of global environmental governance, and just transitions in the Global South and North America. I am finalizing my book manuscript titled "Governing Energy Transitions: A Study of Clean Energy Regime Complex Effectiveness on Geothermal Development in Indonesia and the Philippines" (in production with Cambridge University Press), which examines the effectiveness of complex global governance in fostering clean energy transitions through cases of geothermal development in Indonesia and the Philippines. I am also working on new research on just transitions and clean energy development, equity and reliability, and factors driving change in U.S. energy policy.
Across my projects, I have used qualitative and quantitative methods, including field research, in-depth interviews, comparative analysis and process tracing, and social network analysis. My research has been supported by the Swiss National Science Foundation and the Albert Gallatin Fellowship for International Affairs, along with other travel and smaller research grants and awards.
My research expertise and other areas of interest include renewable energy policy, climate finance, development aid, political economy, climate change policy, just transitions and environmental justice.
My research focuses on the interaction of international institutions and domestic political economy in the area of clean energy and climate governance, the effectiveness of global environmental governance, and just transitions in the Global South and North America. I am finalizing my book manuscript titled "Governing Energy Transitions: A Study of Clean Energy Regime Complex Effectiveness on Geothermal Development in Indonesia and the Philippines" (in production with Cambridge University Press), which examines the effectiveness of complex global governance in fostering clean energy transitions through cases of geothermal development in Indonesia and the Philippines. I am also working on new research on just transitions and clean energy development, equity and reliability, and factors driving change in U.S. energy policy.
Across my projects, I have used qualitative and quantitative methods, including field research, in-depth interviews, comparative analysis and process tracing, and social network analysis. My research has been supported by the Swiss National Science Foundation and the Albert Gallatin Fellowship for International Affairs, along with other travel and smaller research grants and awards.
My research expertise and other areas of interest include renewable energy policy, climate finance, development aid, political economy, climate change policy, just transitions and environmental justice.
Publications
Chelminski, K., Andonova, L. and Y. Sun (2022) Emergence and Structuring of the Regime Complex for Clean Energy. Global Governance 28(4): 1-30. doi: https://doi.org/10.1163/19426720-02804005
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Chelminski, K. (2022) Climate Finance Effectiveness: A Comparative Analysis of Geothermal Development in Indonesia and the Philippines. Journal of Environment and Development 31(2): 139-167. doi: https://doi.org/10.1177/1070496521107003
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Andonova, L., Castro, P. and K. Chelminski (2018) Transferring technologies: The polycentric governance of clean energy technology. Chapter in A. Jordan, D. Huitema, H. van Asselt, and J. Forster (Eds.) Governing Climate Change: Polycentricity in Action? Cambridge University Press: Cambridge. U.K. doi: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108284646.
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Chelminski, K. (2018) Redefining success in fossil fuel subsidy reform in Indonesia. Chapter in H. van Asselt and J. Skovgaard (Eds) Politics of Fossil Fuel Subsidy Reform. Cambridge University Press: Cambridge, U.K. doi: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108241946.
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Andonova, L. and K. Chelminski (2015) “UNEP,” chapter in Edward Elgar Encyclopedia of Global Environmental Politics and Governance, P. Pattberg and F. Zelli (eds), Edward Elgar: UK.
Work in Progress
Chelminski, K. Governing Energy Transitions: A Study of Impacts on Geothermal Development in Indonesia and the Philippines. Book in production with Cambridge University Press (exp April 2025).
Chelminski, K. “Contesting the Just Transition in the Global South: Comparing lithium extraction and geothermal development on Ancestral land ” Article under review.
Chelminski, K. “The Politics of Effective Interconnection Regimes.” Article under review.
Chelminski, K., Wei. G, Belloca, G.P. “Lights Out on Climate Vulnerability: A Systematic Examination of Inequitable Grid Reliability in Urban U.S. Cities.” Article in preparation.
Larsen, M., Colgan, J. and K. Chelminski. “How climate change disrupts the global financial order.” Article in preparation.
Chelminski, K. “The Rise of the Global South and Multipolarity in Clean Energy Governance.” Article in preparation.
Chelminski, K. Governing Energy Transitions: A Study of Impacts on Geothermal Development in Indonesia and the Philippines. Book in production with Cambridge University Press (exp April 2025).
Chelminski, K. “Contesting the Just Transition in the Global South: Comparing lithium extraction and geothermal development on Ancestral land ” Article under review.
Chelminski, K. “The Politics of Effective Interconnection Regimes.” Article under review.
Chelminski, K., Wei. G, Belloca, G.P. “Lights Out on Climate Vulnerability: A Systematic Examination of Inequitable Grid Reliability in Urban U.S. Cities.” Article in preparation.
Larsen, M., Colgan, J. and K. Chelminski. “How climate change disrupts the global financial order.” Article in preparation.
Chelminski, K. “The Rise of the Global South and Multipolarity in Clean Energy Governance.” Article in preparation.
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