Effective Policy Responses to Global Crises: Historical Lessons From Energy Shocks with Michaël Aklin

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Countries regularly face difficult and yet unanticipated crises, such as the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. How can governments respond to them effectively?

In this webinar, Michaël Aklin will explore historical cases of energy shocks, from the 1973 oil crisis to the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster, to understand how governments respond and when they are likely to succeed in mitigating the crisis. Drawing on these lessons, Aklin will discuss the long-term impacts of the coronavirus response and strategies for a more sustainable and resilient future.

Aklin is the director of energy access at the Initiative for Sustainable Energy Policy and an associate professor of political science at the University of Pittsburgh.

This event is hosted by the School of Advanced International Studies.