Yi-Ching Lee

Dr. Yi-Ching Lee

  • Institut für Technikfolgenabschätzung und Systemanalyse (ITAS)
    Postfach 3640
    76021 Karlsruhe

Fields of work

  • Development of sustainable energy systems at urban and local level
  • Particiption and governance of energy transition
  • Transformation of public utility services and infrastructure, especially in the energy sector
  • Renewable energy and (green) hydrogen policies

Professional background

since 2024 Scientific staff member at ITAS
2022 Visiting ECR (Early Career Researcher), Graduate School of Global Environmental Studies (GSGES), Kyoto University, Japan
2021 Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Department of Geography, National Taiwan University, Taiwan
2021 Ph.D. in Department of Political Science, National Taiwan University, Taiwan
(Dissertation: The Role and Governance Practice of German Local Governments in Energy Transition)
2019 - 2020 Doctoral Dissertation Fellowships of the Humanities and Social Sciences, Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST), Taiwan
2016 - 2018 Visiting Fellow, European Research Center on Contemporary Taiwan (ERCCT), University of Tübingen, Germany, funded by DAAD and MOST (Ministry of Science and Technology, Taiwan)
2014 - 2016 Research Assistant, Department of Political Science, National Taiwan University and Institute of Law for Science and Technology, National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan
2010 - 2012 Research Assistant, Department of Political Science, National Taiwan University and The Third Institute (Taiwan Economics), Chung-Hua Institution for Economic Research, Taiwan
2010 M.A. in Graduate Institute of National Development, College of Social Science, National Taiwan University, Taiwan
2004 LL.B. in Department of Law, National Taipei University, Taiwan

Selected publications

Lee, Yi-Ching (2021)
The Role and Governance Practice of German Local Governments in Energy Transition. PhD. Dissertation. National Taiwan University.

Lee, Yi-Ching (2019)
Urban Energy Transition and Governance Practice: The Case of Freiburg. Issues and Studies, 58(4):69-110.

Lin, Tze-Luen; Lee, Yi-Ching (2017)
The Local Praxis of Renewable Energy Policy in Taiwan: The Case of Rooftop Solar PV Systems in Kaohsiung. Journal of Public Administration, 52:39-80.

Lin, Tze-Luen; Lee, Yi-Ching (2017)
The Social Communication and Public Engagement of EU Energy Policy: The Perspective of Participatory Governance. Journal of Taiwan Energy, 4(1):1-16.