Paper on industrial policy in the German solar industry
This article contributes to the study of the practice of industrial policy by highlighting an underappreciated dimension in the existing literature: the role of sectoral coordination in policy implementation. Empirically, it traces the trajectory of green industrial policies for solar energy in Germany from the early 1990s into the 2010s. Drawing on policy documents, news coverage, industry reports, and secondary literature, the article shows how intrasectoral conflicts undermined industrial policy implementation. While industrial policies successfully mobilized beneficiaries, they simultaneously undermined the sector’s capacity for coordination.