Graduate School of Public Policy
Graduate School of Public Policy
Graduate School of Public Policy

Research Areas

Regenerative economic development, circular economy strategy and policy, energy policy, innovation management, kaizen, design thinking, sustainable development

Research Output

Contact information:

Dr. Scott Valentine
Professor
Graduate School of Public Policy
Room 4.021
Nazarbayev University
53 Kabanbay batyr Avenue
Astana, Kazakhstan 010000
Telephone: +7 7172 70 65 73
Email: scott.valentine@nu.edu.kz
Scott Victor Valentine

Position: Professor
Education Background: Ph.D. in Public Policy, National University of Singapore (Singapore)

Prof. Scott Valentine is an applied regenerative economy specialist, a field that centers on creating new economic strategies to spur on sustainable economic transition.  He has served in many academic roles at universities around the world including: Associate Dean and Head of School at RMIT University’s School of Sustainability and Urban Planning, Asst Dean (Research) at the National University of Singapore’s Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, Director of Research Promotions at Kyushu University, and Director of Campus Asia and Founding Deputy Director at the University of Tokyo’s Graduate School of Public Policy. He has also taught at City University of Hong Kong, University of Brunei, National Sun Yat Sen University and Shinawatra University (Thailand).

Prof. Valentine’s applied work in regenerative and circular economy strategy sees him engaging and working with corporations and governments around the world on the development of profitable yet impact business and economic strategy. His experience in the field led him to step away from academia for a few years to help establish KPMG Australia’s Circular Economy Advisory Services as a Director. As a result of his reputation in the field, Prof. Valentine was invited to serve as the inaugural Chair of the Australian Circular Economy Hub’s advisory committee and he still serves as a committee member of the circular economy ISO 59000 working group representing Standards Australia. He is also chairman of Asia Circular, a consultancy which aims to build circular economy strategy capacity in Asia and beyond.

As researcher and author, since 2010, Prof. Valentine has published over 50 research peer-reviewed articles and book chapters. He has written four critically acclaimed books - Wind Power Politics and Policy (OUP, 2014), National Politics of Nuclear Power (Routledge, 2012; co-authored), Fact and Fiction in Global Energy Policy: 15 Contentious Questions (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2016; co-authored) and Empowering the Great Energy Transition (Columbia University Press, 2019; co-authored). Elsevier-Stanford lists him as one of the world’s top 2% scientists. He is currently writing a textbook on “Corporate Circular Economy Strategy” for Cambridge University Press.

Globally, as a sought-after speaker and trainer, he has worked with leaders around the world. He has worked with, advised and trained over 1,000 government sector leaders and managers over the years in areas such as leadership, management, policy design and implementation, city-making, climate change strategy, pandemic strategy.
Recent Publications

1.    Books:
1)      Valentine, S.V., Brown, M. and Sovacool, B.K. 2019. Empowering the Great Energy Transition, Columbia University Press. USA (ISBN: 978-0-2311-8596-7)
2)      Sovacool, B.K., Brown, M. and Valentine, S.V. 2016. Fact and Fiction in Global Energy Policy: 15 Contentious Questions, Johns Hopkins University Press (ISBN: 978-1-4214-1897-1)
3)      Valentine, S.V. 2015. Wind Power Politics and Policy , Oxford University Press, UK (ISBN: 978-0199862726)
4)      Sovacool, B.K., Valentine, S.V. 2012. The National Politics of Nuclear Power, Routledge, UK.  (ISBN: 978-0415688703)
5)      Valentine, S. 2002. Life in the Balance, Infinity Publishing, NY. (ISBN: 0-7414-1206-3)
                                                                                                                  
2.    Book Chapters:
1)      Valentine, S.V. 2021. What Can Pedagogic Theory Tell Us About Improving Instructional Design of MOOCs for Public Policy Education? In Sreeja Nair and Navarun Varma (Eds): Emerging Pedagogies for Policy Education, Springer.
2)      Valentine, S.V. 2017. Modifying Recipes: Insights on Japanese Electricity Sector Reform and Lessons for China, in Toby Carroll and Darryl Jarvis (ed), Asia After the Developmental State: Disembedding Autonomy, Cambridge University Press, Pg. 429-456.
3)      Sovacool, B.K. and Valentine, S.V. 2014. "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. pp. xxxv-lxxviii.
4)      Valentine S. 2011. “The Fuzziness of Energy Security” in Benjamin K. Sovacool (ed). The Routledge Energy Security Handbook, Routledge, Pg. 56-73.
5)      Valentine S., Savage V. 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.
6)      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.
7)      Valentine S. 2006. “Communication and Interpersonal Skills” in James Lee (ed). Management, 2nd Ed, FCMC Publishing, Taiwan.
8)      Valentine S. 2004. “Communication and Interpersonal Skills” in James Lee (ed). Management, 1st Ed, FCMC Publishing, Taiwan, Chapter 13, pages 342-359.

3.    Refereed Journal Articles:
1)    Valentine, S.V. Putting the Economy Back in the Circular Economy (2024), Business Strategy and the Environment, 33(7). Pg. 6221-6234.
2)    Enevoldsen, P., Permien F.H., Bakhtaoui, I., von Krauland, A.K., Jacobson, M.Z., Xydis, G., Sovacool, B.K., Valentine, S.V., Luecht, D., Oxley, G. (2021). On the socio-technical potential for onshore wind in Europe: A response to critics, Energy Policy, Volume 151, 2021, 1-3.
3)    Valentine, S.V., Osborne, G. & Davies, I. (2021). Modelling an Aspirational Future: Hume as a Circular City, Economic Development Australia. Pg. 6-10.
4)    Overton, I & Valentine, S.V. (2020). Developing an Effective Strategy for a Circular Economy, Economic Development Australia. Pg. 6-10.
5)      Valentine, S. V., & Sovacool, B. K. (2019). Energy transitions and mass publics: Manipulating public perception and ideological entrenchment in Japanese nuclear power policy. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 101, 295-304.
6)      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 development. Energy Policy, 120, 1-7.
7)      Valentine, S. V., Sovacool, B. K., & Brown, M. A. (2017). Frame envy in energy policy ideology: A social constructivist framework for wicked energy problems. Energy Policy, 109, 623-630.
8)      Enevoldson, P. and Valentine, SV. 2016. “Do onshore and offshore wind farm development patterns differ?” Energy for Sustainable Development, 35(1), Pg. 41-51.
9)      Valentine, S.V. 2016. “Kalundborg Symbiosis: Fostering Progressive Innovation in Environmental Networks”, Journal of Cleaner Production. 118(1), Pg. 65-77.
10)   Valentine, S.V., Kooperberg R. Technology", and Bateman, T. 2015. "A Case Study in Enhancing Analytical Preparedness through Education International Journal of Teaching and Case Studies.
11)   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.
-       Sustainable Science Best Paper Award 2015, Honorable Mention
12)   Valentine, S.V. 2014. "Tilting at Windmills: Gradualist Best Practice in Wind Power Policy", Energy for Sustainable Development, 22, Pg. 74-84.
13)   Valentine, S.V. 2014. “The Socio-Political Economy of Electricity Generation in China”, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Review, 32(1), Pg. 416-429.
14)   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.
15)   Valentine, S.V. 2013. “Enhancing Climate Change Mitigation Efforts through Sino-American Collaboration”, The Chinese Journal of International Politics, 6(2), Pg. 159-182.
16)   Valentine, S.V. 2013. "Wind Power Policy in Complex Adaptive Markets", Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews, 19(1), Pg. 1-10.
17)   Valentine, S.V. 2012. Policies for Enhancing Corporate Environmental Management: A Framework and An Applied Example, Business Strategy and the Environment, 21(5), Pg. 338–350.
18)   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.
19)   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.
20)   Valentine, S.V. 2011. “Emerging Symbiosis: Renewable Energy and Energy Security”, Sustainable and Renewable Energy Review, 15(9), Pg. 4572– 4578.
21)   Valentine, S.V. 2011. “Japanese Wind Energy Development Policy: Grand Plan or Group Think?”, Energy Policy, 39(11), Pg. 6842-54.
22)   Valentine, S.V. 2011. “Understanding the Variability of Wind Power Development Costs”, Sustainable and Renewable Energy Review, 15(1), Pg. 3632-3639.
23)   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.
24)   Valentine, S.V., Sovacool, B.K. and Matsuura, M. 2011. “Empowered? Evaluating Japan`s National Energy Strategy Under the New Administration”, Energy Policy, 39(3), Pg. 1865-1876.
25)   Valentine, S.V. 2011. “Sheltering Wind Power Projects from Tempestuous Community Concerns”, Energy for Sustainable Development, 15(1), Pg. 109-114.
26)   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.
27)   Valentine, S.V. 2010. “The Green Onion: A Corporate Environmental Strategy Framework”, CSR and Environmental Management, 17(5), Pg. 284–298.
28)   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.
29)   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
30)   Valentine, S.V. 2010. “Braking Wind in Australia: A Critical Evaluation of the National Renewable Energy Target”, Energy Policy, 38(7), Pg. 3668–3675.
31)   Valentine, S.V. 2010. “Disarming the Population Bomb”, International Journal of Sustainable Development and World Ecology, 17(2), Pg. 120-132.
32)   Valentine, S.V. 2010. “Canada's Constitutional Separation of (Wind) Power”, Energy Policy, 38(4), Pg. 1918-1930.
33)   Valentine, S.V. 2010. “Disputed Wind Directions: Reinvigorating Wind Power Development in Taiwan”, Energy for Sustainable Development, 14, Pg. 22-34.
34)   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.
35)   Tsai S, Chiang HG and Valentine S. 2003, “Integrated Model for Strategic Management in Dynamic Industries: Qualitative Research from Taiwan’s Passive-Component Industry”, Emergence 5(4), Pg. 34-56.

4.    Non-refereed Publications / Government Studies:
1)      Valentine, S. 2024. Feasibility Study on Opportunities for BIMP-EAGA to Capitalize on the Circular Economy - BIMP-EAGA (Brunei) SMEs. Funded by ASEAN Japan Center, Hosted by Brunei Economic Development Board.
2)      Valentine S., Thampapillai, J.D. 2007. White Paper for the Singapore Desalination and Water Reuse Leadership Summit, Public Utilities Board of Singapore