Call for papers

Political Economy and Green Innovation

Aims & Scope:
Political economy is an important branch of economics. Its several importantschools such as international political economy and new political economy canhelp master the specific theories of economic construction, and betterunderstand the international relations, national economic policies and nationaleconomic system in today’s world. Sustainable development and transition to agreen economy have become the recognized mode of economic development in theworld, and green innovation is an important driving force to promotesustainable development and green economy transition. From a macro perspective,green innovation is of great significance to improve the environment andachieve sustainable development. From the micro point of view, green innovationis also an important way for enterprises to improve production efficiency andenhance core competitiveness. In the absence of government intervention, thedevelopment of green innovation is likely to be limited by under-investment dueto multiple market failures. Policy instruments, international relations, andgovernment efficiency may be factors that affect green innovation. It is vitalto explore the theory and practice of political economy and green innovation topromote green innovation development and green economic growth in the currentcontext of complex and severe international situation and increasingly volatileinternational relations.

Therefore, this special issue is aimed atpromoting research broadly related to political economy and green innovation.The exploration of the internal relationship between political economy andgreen innovation are expected to have a profound impact on the internationaleconomy, political economy, green economy, innovative development and otherfields.

The theme of this Special issue (SI) is“Political Economy and Green Innovation”. All types (empirical and theory) ofpapers on this theme are welcomed. The special issue especially welcomes(including but not limited to) topics in the following fields:

l  Institutionalreform, green innovation and sustainable development

l  Internationalsanctions, international relations and green innovation

l  Ideology, policydecision and green innovation

l  Environmentalgovernance and innovation

l  Regionalintegration and green innovation

l  Governmentquality, corruption and green innovation

l  The policiesevaluation relevant to green innovation

l  Policyeffectiveness, government efficiency and green innovation

l  Metaverse andgreen technological innovation

l  ESG, enterprisegreen innovation and social responsibility  

l  Energy efficiency,emission control and energy innovation

l  Green subsidy and green innovation progress

l  Fiscal policy and green R&D

l  Research on the internationalcollaboration of clean technology

l  Energy securityand renewable energy technology

Guest Editors:
Mingbo Zheng

Chang’an University, Xi’an, Shaanxi, China

mingbo1992@126.com

Qiang Fu

Changsha University of Science &Technology, Changsha, Hunan, China

fisywell@126.com

Guidelines for Submissions:
Open for manuscriptsubmission: March 1, 2023

Manuscript submission deadline: October 31, 2023

Expectedpublication dates: March, 2024

Manuscript submission information:

Allsubmissions must contain original unpublished work not being considered forpublication elsewhere. Submissions will be refereed according to standardprocedures for Innovation and GreenDevelopment.

Kindlysubmit your paper to the Special Issue category “SI: Political Economy andGreen Innovation” through the online submission system of Innovation and Green Development:https://www.editorialmanager.com/igd/default1.aspx.