Beyond the Rhetoric: Integrating Justice into Transformative Innovation Policy

• DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.4761995
• Publication Date: 2024-03-16T21:17:10Z
• Authors: Eduardo Urias; Kristiaan P.W. Kok; Ciska Ulug
• Keywords: Transformative Learning

Transformative innovation policies (TIP) have emerged as a response to "wicked problems" and build upon literature of mission-oriented policies, transition studies. Despite targeting social challenges, an explicit engagement with the concept justice is lacking in TIP literature. In order widen scope how can be integrated into TIP, we describe two narratives societal transformation. This conceptual paper outlines framework examine dimensions (in terms weak strong directionality) transformativity socio-economic directionality). We believe that this helps explicate many cases, there are no "win-win" scenarios, but "doing" just transformative ways requires navigating number "traps". Explicitly exposing engaging these discussions biases, research policy, crucial for more transparent open debate on realistic achievements different approaches promoting justice. our discussion, point challenges opportunities revolve around cross-cutting issues, such accounting assessing exploring alternative economies through TIP. Importantly, it essential acknowledge missions support them inherently political, involve several trade-offs, tensions conflict often translocal dynamics injustice (including potential impacts Global South).