A5033061211- Sustainability and Climate Change Governance
- Innovative Approaches in Technology and Social Development
- Community Development and Social Impact
- Innovation, Technology, and Society
- Innovation and Socioeconomic Development
- Social Acceptance of Renewable Energy
- Complex Systems and Decision Making
- Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences
- Sustainable Development and Environmental Policy
- Energy and Environment Impacts
- Evaluation and Performance Assessment
- Regional Development and Policy
- Public Policy and Administration Research
- Participatory Visual Research Methods
- Community Health and Development
- Urban and Rural Development Challenges
- Water Governance and Infrastructure
- Service and Product Innovation
- Open Source Software Innovations
- Regional resilience and development
- Policy Transfer and Learning
- Energy, Environment, and Transportation Policies
- Sustainability in Higher Education
- University-Industry-Government Innovation Models
- Sustainable Building Design and Assessment
Erasmus University Rotterdam
2015-2024
University of Birmingham
2021
University of East Anglia
2017
Instytut Środowiska Rolniczego i Leśnego Polskiej Akademii Nauk
2012
This paper contributes to understanding transition politics by conceptualizing (shifting) power relations between actors in sustainability transitions. The authors introduce a Multi-actor Perspective as heuristic framework for specifying different categories of at levels aggregation. First, an overview is provided how and empowerment have been treated research, remaining questions are identified on who exercises empowered with whom. It argued that theoretical frameworks empirical analyses...
This article responds to increasing public and academic discourses on social innovation, which often rest the assumption that innovation can drive societal change empower actors deal with challenges a retreating welfare state. In order scrutinise this assumption, proposes set of concepts study dynamics transformative underlying processes multi-actor (dis)empowerment. First, concept is unpacked by proposing four foundational help distinguish between different pertinent 'shades' innovation: 1)...
'Transition' and 'transformation' have become buzzwords in political scientific discourses. They signal the need for large-scale changes to achieve a sustainable society. We compare how they are applied interpreted literatures explore whether distinct concepts provide complementary insights. Transition transformation not mutually exclusive; nuanced perspectives on describe, interpret support desirable radical non-linear societal change. Their differences may partially result from their...
The most critical question for climate research is no longer about the problem, but how to facilitate transformative changes necessary avoid catastrophic climate-induced change. Addressing this question, however, will require massive upscaling of that can rapidly enhance learning transformations. Ten essentials guiding action-oriented transformation and energy are therefore presented, framed in relation second-order science. They include: (1) Focus on transformations low-carbon, resilient...
• Suggests the concept of roles to analyse interactions and relations actors in sustainability transitions. Operationalizes 'social roles' for analysis Introduces role constellations as a level essential part multi-actor transition processes. Changing are indicative changes social fabric including shared values, norms beliefs. Roles can be used governance intervention. To date, field research lacks suitable vocabulary (changing) transition. This article addresses this knowledge gap by...
This paper develops a conceptual understanding of transformative innovations as shared activities, ideas and objects across locally rooted sustainability initiatives that explore develop alternatives to incumbent (perceived) unsustainable regimes they seek challenge, alter or replace. We synthesize empirical work from two European research projects (TRANSIT ARTS), in which networks were empirically studied, broader the emergence innovation. The development can occur through growing,...
Alongside current policy discourses on the transformative potentials of social innovation, innovation initiatives also construct their own accounts how society can be transformed and by whom. Building state-of-the-art futures studies narrative research linkages, this article unfolds these narratives change (NoC) initiatives. A tripartite framework is used to analyse discuss content, construction role NoC four initiatives: Ashoka, Global Ecovillage Network, RIPESS Shareable. The analysis...
Today's society is facing a broad array of societal challenges, such as an unstable economic system, climate change and lasting poverty. There are no straightforward solutions, rather these challenges ask for fundamental changes, that is, sustainability transitions. Faced with the question how can be understood dealt with, we argue action research promising approach. Focusing on their localized manifestations, whether support understanding addressing making meaningful locally. We tackle this...
This paper contributes to public and academic discussions on empowerment social innovation by conceptualizing the mechanisms of from a psychology perspective, empirically exploring how people are empowered through both local transnational linkages, i.e. translocal networks. Section 2 conceptualizes as process which actors gain capacity mobilize resources achieve goal, building different power theories in relation change, combined with self-determination theory intrinsic motivation research....
This editorial introduces the special feature on role of game-changers, broadly conceptualized as macro-trends that change "rules game," in processes transformative social innovation.First, key concepts are introduced together with academic workshop brought 25 scholars, from across a wide range disciplines, to discuss game-changers innovation, resulting 9 contributions this feature.Second, differing conceptualizations innovation set articles discussed.Third, an overview is provided different...
Social innovation is an important dimension of current transformations in energy systems. It can refer to alternative business models, novel policy instruments, financing schemes, participatory governance approaches questions, or new discourses. Its significance for systems often considered narrow instrumentalist terms, reducing it a tool serving particular objectives. Grounding the concept social science and humanities insights, this review essay proposes broadened understanding. We propose...
Social innovation is on the rise as a mode of governance through which to address societal challenges. Seeking empower SI initiatives, researchers and policy makers are concerned with development supportive "ecosystems". This concept usefully calls attention distributed nature agency, but many questions remain kinds network constellations involved. contribution unpacks "SI ecosystems" concept, specifying how empowerment afforded networks rests (1) local embedding, (2) transnational...
A key strategy in the European Union’s ambition to establish an ‘Energy Union’ that is not just clean, but also fair, consists of empowering citizens actively interact with energy market as self-consumers or prosumers. Although renewable sources (RES) prosumerism has been growing for at least a decade, two new EU directives are intended legitimise and facilitate its expansion. However, little known about full range prosumers against which measure policy effectiveness. We carried out...
Renewable energy (RE) prosumerism comes with promises and expectations of contributing to sustainable just systems. In its current process becoming mainstream, numerous challenges doubts have arisen whether it will live up these. Building on insights from sustainability transitions research institutional theory, this article unpacks the mainstreaming by considering range arrangements logics through which these contributions might be secured. Taking a Multi-actor Perspective, analyses...
Academic research and policy have focused on sustainable energy transitions for addressing the societal challenge of climate change a long time, but concept ‘social innovation’ has only been recently taken up. This refers to different social phenomena relating changes in socio-technical systems. Moving beyond narrow perspectives innovation, this article asks how we can capture diversity taking example sector. It proposes comprehensive typology innovation that allows phenomenon its empirical...
Pathways towards low-carbon energy transitions have become a priority in 21st century Europe. The commitment to lowering carbon dioxide emissions triggered changes current fossil fuel-based systems. Over the past decade, fuel pathways been characterized by closures of sites, continued extractions and new explorations, demonstrating processes (dis)continuation. This paper contributes recent line work that draws attention contentious politics sustainability role social movements drawing on...
Abstract The dominant model of universities, especially in the social sciences, is often based upon academic disciplines, objectivity, and a linear knowledge-transfer model. It facilitates competition between academics, educating students for specific professions from an objective, descriptive, neutral position. This paper argues that this institutional universities inadequate to contribute effectively societal transitions towards just sustainable futures. Taking Erasmus University Rotterdam...
Since the 1990s, local level of governance has become increasingly important in addressing challenge sustainable development. In this article, we compare two approaches that seek to address sustainability locally, namely Local Agenda 21 and transition management. Discussing both along six dimensions (history, aim, kind change, understanding, process methodologies, actors), formulate general insights into cities, towns, neighbourhoods. This dialogue illustrates related modes thinking about...