My Publications

Recent Books:

Valentine, S., Sovacool, B. K., & Brown, M. 2019. Empowering the Great Energy Transition: Policy for a Low-Carbon Future. Columbia University Press (ISBN: 978-0-2311-8596-7). Read a review here

Sovacool, B.K., Brown, M. and Valentine, S.V. 2016. Fact and Fiction in Global Energy Policy: 15 Critical Questions, Johns Hopkins University Press (ISBN: 978-1-4214-1897-1) – Read a review here

Valentine, S.V. 2014.Wind Power Politics and Policy , Oxford University Press (ISBN: 978-0-19-986272-6) – Read a review here

Sovacool BK and Valentine SV 2012. The National Politics of Nuclear Power, Routledge, (ISBN: 978-0-415-68870-3) – Read a review here

Valentine, S. 2002. Life in the Balance , Infinity Publishing, NY. (ISBN: 0-7414-1206-3)


Recent Book Chapters:

Valentine, S.V. 2017. “Modifying Recipes: Insights on Japanese Electricity Sector Reform and Lessons for China“, in Toby Caroll and Darryl Jarvis (ed), Asia After the Developmental State: Disembedding Autonomy, Cambridge University Press, In Press.

Sovacool, B.K. and Valentine, S.V. 2013. “Sounding the Alarm: Global Energy Security in the 21st Century” in Benjamin K. Sovacool (ed). The Sage Handbook of Energy Security, Sage Publishing, Introductory Chapter

Valentine S. 2011. “The Fuzzy Nature of Energy Security” in Benjamin K. Sovacool (ed). The Routledge Energy Security Handbook, Routledge, Pg. 56-73.

Valentine S. 2010. “A Strategic Environmental Management Framework: Evaluating the Profitability of Being Green” in Lin Heng Lye et al. (ed). Sustainability Matters: Environmental Management in Asia, World Scientific, Pg. 1-32.

Valentine, S.V. 2009. “Reframing Global Warming: Toward a Strategic National Planning Framework” in Kheng-Lian Koh, Lin Heng Lye and Joline Lin (eds), Crucial Issues in Climate Change and the Kyoto Protocol: Asia and the World, World Scientific, Pg. 31-62.

Valentine S. 2006. “Communication and Interpersonal Skills” in James Lee (ed). Management, 2nd Ed, FCMC Publishing, Taiwan.

Valentine S. 2004. “Communication and Interpersonal Skills” in James Lee (ed). Management, 1st Ed, FCMC Publishing, Taiwan, Chapter 13, pages 342-359.


Recent Refereed Publications

Valentine, S.V., Osborne, G. & Davies, I. (2021). Modelling an Aspirational Future: Hume as a Circular City, Economic Development Australia. Pg. 6-10.

Enevoldsen, P., Permien, F.H., Bakhtaoui, I., Von Krauland, A.K., Jacobson, M.Z., Xydis, G., Sovacool, B.K., Valentine, S.V., Luecht, D. and Oxley, G. (2021). On the socio-technical potential for onshore wind in Europe: A response to critics. Energy Policy151.

Overton, I., & Valentine, S.V. (2020). Developing an Effective Strategy for a Circular Economy, Economic Development Australia Journal, 13-2, pp. 6-10.  

Enevoldsen, P., Permien, F.H., Bakhtaoui, I., von Krauland, A.K., Jacobson, M.Z., Xydis, G., Sovacool, B.K., Valentine, S.V., Luecht, D. and Oxley, G., 2019. Europe wind power Examining European wind power potential with an enhanced socio-technical atlas. Energy Policy132, pp.1092-1100.

Valentine, S. V., & Sovacool, B. K. (2019). Energy transitions and mass publics: Manipulating public perception and ideological entrenchment in Japanese nuclear power policyRenewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews101, 295-304.

Enevoldsen, P., Valentine, S. V., & Sovacool, B. K. (2018). Insights into wind sites: Critically assessing the innovation, cost, and performance dynamics of global wind energy developmentEnergy Policy120, 1-7.

Valentine, S. V., Sovacool, B. K., & Brown, M. A. (2017). Frame envy in energy policy ideology: A social constructivist framework for wicked energy problemsEnergy Policy109, 623-630.

Enevoldson, P and Valentine, S.V. 2016. “Do onshore and offshore wind farm development patterns differ?”  Energy for Sustainable Development, 35(1), Pg. 41-51.

Valentine, S. 2016. “Kalundborg Symbiosis: fostering progressive innovation in environmental networks”, Journal of Cleaner Production. Vol. 118, Pg. 65-77.

Valentine, S.V., Kooperberg R., and Bateman, T. 2015. “A case study in enhancing analytical preparedness through education technology “, International Journal of Teaching and Case Studies. 6(2), 157-169

Valentine, S.V. 2015. “What Lurks Below the Surface?: Exploring the Caveats of Sea Level Rise Economic Impact Assessments“, Sustainability Science, 10(1), Pg. 139-147.

Valentine, S.V. 2014. “Tilting at Windmills: Gradualist Best Practice in Wind Power Policy“, Energy for Sustainable Development, 22(1), Pg. 74-84.

Valentine, S.V. 2014. “The Socio-Political Economy of Electricity Generation in China”, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Review, 32(1), Pg. 416-429.

Sovacool, B.K., Parenteau, P., Jacobson, M., Ramana, M.V., Valentine, S.V., Diesendorf, M., Delucchi, M.. 2013. “Valuing the Mortality and Climate Benefits of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy: A Response to Kharecha and Hansen“, Environmental Science & Technology, 47(12), Pg. 6715–6717

Valentine, S.V. 2013. “Enhancing Climate Change Mitigation Efforts through Sino-American Collaboration”, The Chinese Journal of International Politics, 6(2), Pg. 159-182

Valentine, S.V. 2013. “Wind Power Policy in Complex Adaptive Markets“, Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews, 19(1), Pg. 1-10

Valentine, S.V. 2012. Policies for Enhancing Corporate Environmental Management: A Framework and An Applied ExampleBusiness Strategy and the Environment, 21(5), Pg. 338–350.

Sovacool, B.K., Valentine S.V.,  Bambawale, M.J., Brown, M.A., de Fátima Cardoso, T., Nurbek, S., Li J.K., Yang, X., Jain, A., Alhajji, A.F. and Zubiri, A. 2012, Exploring Propositions about Perceptions of Energy Systems and Energy Security: An International Survey, Environmental Science & Policy, 16(1), Pg. 44-64.

Valentine, S.V. 2011. “Towards a Sino-American Trade Organization for the Prevention of Climate Change (STOP-CC)“, The Chinese Journal of International Politics, 4(4), Pg. 447-474.

Valentine, S.V. 2011. “Emerging Symbiosis: Renewable Energy and Energy Security”, Sustainable and Renewable Energy Review, 15(9), Pg. 4572– 4578.

Valentine, S.V. 2011. “Japanese Wind Energy Development Policy: Grand Plan or Group Think?”, Energy Policy, 39(11), Pg. 6842-54.

Valentine, S.V. 2011. “Understanding the Variability of Wind Power Development Costs”,Sustainable and Renewable Energy Review, 15(8), Pg. 3632-3639

Valentine, S.V. 2011. “Sheltering Wind Power Projects from Tempestuous Community Concerns”,Energy for Sustainable Development, 15(1), Pg. 109-114.

Sovacool, B.K. and Valentine, S.V. 2011. “Bending Bamboo: Restructuring Rural Electrification Strategy in Sarawak, Malaysia“, Energy for Sustainable Development, 15(3), Pg. 240-253.

Valentine, S.V., Sovacool, B.K. and Matsuura, M. 2011. “Empowered? Evaluating Japan`s National Energy Strategy Under the DPJ Administration”, Energy Policy, 39(3), Pg. 1865-1876.

Valentine, S.V. and Sovacool, B.K. 2010. “The Socio-Political Economy of Nuclear Power Development in Japan and South Korea”, Energy Policy, 38(12), Pg. 7971–7979.

Valentine, S.V. 2010. “A STEP Toward Understanding Wind Power Development Policy Barriers in Advanced Economies“, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Review, 14(9), Pg. 2796-2807.

Valentine, S.V. 2010. “Braking Wind in Australia: A Critical Evaluation of the National Renewable Energy Target”, Energy Policy, 38(7), Pg. 3668–3675.

Valentine, S.V. 2010. “The Green Onion: A Corporate Environmental Strategy Framework”, CSR and Environmental Management, 17(5), Pg. 284–298.

Valentine, S.V. 2010. “Disarming the Population Bomb”, International Journal of Sustainable Development and World Ecology, 17(2), Pg. 120-132.

Sovacool, B.K. and Valentine, S.V. 2010. “The Socio-Political Economy of Nuclear Energy in China and India”, Energy, 35(9), Pg. 3803-3813

Valentine, S.V. 2010. “Disputed Wind Directions: Reinvigorating Wind Power Development in Taiwan”, Energy for Sustainable Development, 14(1), Pg. 22-34.

Valentine, S.V. 2010. “Canada’s Constitutional Separation of (Wind) Power”, Energy Policy, 38(4), Pg. 1918-1930.

Tsai S, Chiang HG and Valentine S. 2004, “Integrated Model for Strategic Management in Dynamic Industries: Qualitative Research from Taiwan’s Passive-Component Industry”, Emergence 5(4), Pg. 34-56.


Non-refereed Publications / Book Reviews:

Valentine, S. 2009. “Review of Benjamin K. Sovacool, The Dirty Energy Dilemma: What’s Blocking Clean Power in the United States” in Energy Policy 37 (8), August 2009, Pg. 3295-3296.

Valentine S. 2007. White Paper for the Singapore Desalination and Water Reuse Leadership Summit, Public Utilities Board of Singapore

Valentine S. 2001. “Developing Value Statements: Lessons From War”, CEO Refresher, December 2001.

Valentine S. 2001. “Up Close and personal”, HR Monthly, November 2001.

Valentine S. 2001. “A Lesson in Employee Expectations at Franklin Covey”, CEO Refresher, October 2001.

Valentine S. 2001. “Four Suggestions for a Positive Interactive Workplace”, CEO Refresher, September 2001. (Re-printed in mandarin for EMBA Magazine, Taiwan (October 2001)

Valentine S. 2001. “Employees as Number 1”, August 25, 2001, HR.Com, www.hr.com


Conference Papers

Valentine, S., Sovacool BK. 2017. “Shaping Perceptions, Winning Hearts: Japan’s Strategic Construction of Nuclear Power Support”, International Conference on Public Policy, National University of Singapore, June 28-30, 2017.

Valentine, S. 2015. “Competing in the Uncertain Certainty of Energy Markets”, International Workshop: Organizational and Managerial Aspects of Policy Agility, Resilience and Improvisation in the Face of Uncertainty, 11-12 December 2015, Florence, Italy.

Valentine, S. 2015, “Kalundborg Symbiosis: Fostering Progressive Innovation in Environmental Networks”, International Studies Association International Conference, New Orleans, USA. February 17-21, 2015.

Valentine, S. 2015, “Reforming the Electricity Sector in Asia”, International Workshop on Beyond the Developmental State: Neoliberalism, New Public Management and Contemporary Development in Asia, January 30, 2015, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.

Valentine, S. 2012. “Electricity Generation in China: Is She Going On A Carbon Diet or Not?”, International Studies Association International Conference, San Diego, USA. April 1-4, 2012.

Valentine, S.V. 2011. “Policy Lessons from Singapore on Enhancing Corporate Environmental Management”, International Conference for Environmental Governance, National Cheng Kong University, Tainan, Taiwan, June 10-11, 2011

Valentine, S. 2011. “The Wicked Problem of Climate Change and the Yellow Brick Road between the US and China”, International Studies Association International Conference, Montreal, Canada. March 16-20, 2011.

Valentine, S. 2011. “Opening the Crocodile’s Mouth: Exploring the Alternative Energy – Energy Security Nexus”, International Studies Association International Conference, Montreal, Canada. March 16-20, 2011.

Valentine, S. 2007. “Reframing Global Warming: Toward A Strategic National Planning Framework”, Conference Paper: Crucial Issues in Climate Change and the Kyoto Protocol in Asia, National University of Singapore, August 30-31, 2007.

Valentine, S. 2005. “Business Theory Applied to MBA Structure and Practice”: Paper delivered and responded to at 2005 Asian Trends in MBA Workshop at National Sun Yat Sen University, Taiwan, May 21, 2005


Editorships / Conference Presentations

Keynote Speaker, Kyushu Energy Week, University of Kyushu, January 28-31, 2019.

Invited Speaker, Reset: Enabling the Next Energy Transition, MEM Seminar, National University of Singapore, March 9, 2018.

Discussant, Climate Change and Democratic Policymaking: A Critical Policy Studies Roundtable, International Conference on Public Policy, National University of Singapore, June 28-30, 2017.

Discussant, “Leadership and Public Policy: Exploring the Relationship, International Conference on Public Policy, National University of Singapore, June 28-30, 2017.

Invited Speaker, Pedagogy Panel, Public Policy Education: No More Death by PowerPoint, International Conference on Public Policy, National University of Singapore, June 28-30, 2017.

Panel Chair, Postmodern Strategies for Enhanced Environmental Policymaking, International Conference on Public Policy, National University of Singapore, June 28-30, 2017.
Plenary Chair and Invited Speaker, Public Policy Pedagogy: The Complex Adaptive Classroom, Asia Pacific Public Policy Network Conference 2017, University of Chiang Mai, Thailand, Feb 10-11, 2017.

Innovation Keynote and Panel- “Engaging Government, Enhancing The Environment – Sun Electric in SG “, 2016 Sharing Value Asia Summit, 9 November 2016, Fullerton Hotel, Singapore.

Special Issue, Chief Editor, “Wind Power Diffusion Barriers”, AIMS Energy, January 2015

Invited Workshop Facilitator, “Addressing Irrational Support for Nuclear Power”, Aarhus University, Herning, Denmark, October 7, 2015.

Invited Workshop Facilitator, “Wind Power: International Developments”, Aarhus University, Herning, Denmark, October 7, 2015.

Keynote Speaker, “The Renewable Energy Challenge”, 2015 Energy Forum: A View from Renewable Energy, Friends of the Earth, Zero Carbon Building, Hong Kong, 18 June 2015.

Keynote Speaker, “Planning Energy Policy in Dynamic Times”, 2015 International Conference on Ecology, Environment and Energy, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan, 20-22 April 2015.

Discussant, “Discourse and Climate Policies”, International Studies Association International Conference, New Orleans, USA. February 17-21, 2015.

Invited Speaker, “Insights on Japanese Electricity Reform and Lessons for China”, International Workshop: Beyond the Developmental State, City University of Hong Kong, 30 January 2015.

Invited Speaker, “Kalundborg Symbiosis-The Art of Running with Scissors”, Agility and Resilience in Policymaking: Coping with Uncertainty and Ambiguity”, International Conference on Uncertainty and Policy Design, Southwestern University of Finance and Economics, Chengdu, China, 27-28 November 2014.

Invited Co-Presenter (with Richard Walker), “The Merits of Uncertainty for Decision-Making within Complex Adaptive Systems”, Agility and Resilience in Policymaking: Coping with Uncertainty and Ambiguity”, International Conference on Uncertainty and Policy Design, Southwestern University of Finance and Economics, Chengdu, China, 27-28 November 2014.

Invited Speaker, “Industrial Symbiosis: Insights from Kalundborg”, Faculty seminar, ESSEC Singapore Campus, Singapore, 22 August 2014.

Organizer and Speaker, “Hong Kong’s Water Security Alarm”, International Symposium on Hong Kong Water Governance, City University of Hong Kong, 13 June 2014.

Invited Keynote Speaker, “Are We On The Right Track?, Youth to Sustainability Summit, AIESEC Hong Kong, Chinese University of Hong Kong, June 8, 2014

Invited Panelist, “2014 China Energy Policy Workshop”, City University of Hong Kong, 22 May 2014.

Organizer and Speaker, “Into the Implementation Morass”, International Symposium on Energy Transition Challenges, City University of Hong Kong, 20 May 2014.Keynote Speaker, “The Roots of Sustainable Development”, 2013 Conference on Human Development in Asia, Hiroshima, Japan, August 6-8, 2013

Guest Commentator, IMF Scholar Thesis Presentation, World Bank Tokyo Development Learning Center, June 18, 2013

Keynote Speaker, “Innovative City Planning”, 2013 International Conference of Innovation & Design (ICID), National Taipei University of Technology (NTUT), Taipei, Taiwan, May 18, 2013

Invited Speaker, “Fukushima, Rad-waste and Energy Policy: Discussion with Engineers and Political Scientist”, Faculty of Engineering, University of Tokyo, Japan, 22 November, 2012

Keynote Speaker, “The Future of Nuclear Power in Japan”, 2012 International Conference on Renewable Energy and Policy, National University of Taiwan, Taipei, Taiwan, 5-7 November, 2012

Panel Chair, “Policy Making for Sustainable Energy”, 2012 Pacific Rim Energy and Sustainability Congress, Crowne Plaza Hotel, Hiroshima, Japan, 6-9 August, 2012.

Invited Speaker, World Bank Knowledge Sharing Forum, National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies, Tokyo, Japan, July 7, 2012

Guest Commentator, “Confronting Environmental Risk”, 2012 JDS Joint Workshop, Keio University, Kanagawa, Japan, June 8-10, 2012.

Panel Chair, “Organization of Environmental Politics”, International Studies Association International Conference, San Diego, USA. April 1-4, 2014.

Invited Speaker, Campus Asia Project, February 20, 2012, Seoul National University, Seoul, S. Korea. Topic: University of Tokyo, University of Beijing and Seoul National University Collaborative Framework.

Invited Speaker, School of Public Policy and Management, Tsukuba University, Japan, January 31, 2012. Topic: Economic Development in a Full World.

Japan Event Coordinator & Invited Panelist, “Fukushima Dialogue: A Japanese-German Exchange on the Future of Energy Policy”, University of Tokyo & Hertie School of Governance (Cyber link), September 21, 2011.

Discussant, Remediation and Redevelopment strategies, Watershed Governance session, International Conference for Environmental Governance, National Cheng Kong University, Tainan, Taiwan, June 10-11, 2011.

Invited Speaker, National Cheng Kong University, Tainan, Taiwan, April 2, 2011. Topic: The Roots of Japan’s Nuclear Crisis.

Invited Speaker, School of International Studies, University of Beijing, China, March 26, 2011. Topic: Unsustainable Development- The Root Cause of Climate Change.

Panel Chair, “Global Governance and Climate Change”, International Studies Association International Conference, Montreal, Canada. March 16-20, 2011.

Discussant, Subnational Governments in Global Environmental Governance” Panel, International Studies Association International Conference, Montreal, Canada. March 16-20, 2011.

Invited Speaker, International University of Japan, Urasa, Japan, February 24, 2011. Topic: Encouraging Sustainable Business Practice

Discussant, The Benefits and Barriers to Regional Asian Energy Projects, Regional Workshop on Dealing with Energy Vulnerabilities: Cases of Cooperation and Collaboration in East Asia, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, December 9-10, 2011.

Invited Speaker, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore, November 15, 2010. Topic: Strategic Environmental Management and Public Policy?

Invited Speaker, Multi-Disciplinary Perspectives on Climate Change, National University of Singapore, February 4, 2008. Topic: When is Green Gold?

Invited Speaker, Professional Sharing Series, Singapore Environment Institute, Singapore, October 4, 2007. Topic: Strategically Green

Invited Speaker, Interdisciplinary Forum on Global Warming and Climate Change, National University of Singapore, September 26, 2007. Topic: The Unspoken Root Cause of Global Warming

Invited Speaker, Professional Sharing Series, Singapore Environment Institute, Singapore, September 20, 2007. Topic: Thought Reforming, Brainstorming and Global Warming

Invited Speaker, Third Tuesdays, University of Adelaide, Singapore Campus, September 18, 2007. Topic: Does It Pay to Be Green?

Invited Speaker, Crucial Issues in Climate Change and the Kyoto Protocol in Asia, National University of Singapore, August 30-31, 2007. Topic: Reframing Global Warming: Toward A Strategic National Planning Framework”

Invited Speaker, ACCA Business and Climate Change Conference, June 5, 2007, Sheraton Towers Hotel, Singapore. Topic: Innovation, Energy and Business.

Organizing coordinator for 2005 Asian Trends in MBA Workshop, National Sun Yat Sen University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, May 21, 2005