A hard slog, not a leap frog: Globalization and sustainability transitions in developing Asia

Rock, Michael T.; Murphy, James T.; Rasiah, Rajah; Seters, Paul van; Managi, Shunsuke

doi:10.1016/j.techfore.2007.11.014

Cited by 97 publications

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“…We find evidence in the literature that there is a tendency for regime actors to become transition opponents, as "[i]ncumbent regime actors initially tend to downplay the need for transformation" [51] (p. 244). This usually results in friction between members of the incumbent regime and those striving to create regime change through network or coalition resource flow [6].…”

Section: Regime Actors Smith Et Al (2005) Leans Onmentioning

confidence: 84%

“…As Loorbach explains in his work, "new technologies enable individuals to shift between networks, communities and governance contexts in which different types of institutional and governance regimes are present." [82] (p. [50][51]. This suggests that a comprehensive actor typology for transitions will need to consider these dynamics.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…We would have expected a much greater interest in the topic, since there are numerous cases where opposing actors appear, as in the case of the energy transition with anti-wind farm actors or organized climate skepticism [63]. Traditionally, incumbents are expected to be an opposing force [1,46,51] and new actors a supporting force of transitions [1]. Typically, the old elite authority is confronted with civil society as the opposition [46].…”

Section: Supporting and Opposing Actorsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Importance of Actors and Agency in Sustainability Transitions: A Systematic Exploration of the Literature

2016

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This article explores the role of actors and agency in the literature on sustainability transitions. We reviewed 386 journal articles on transition management and sustainability transitions listed in Scopus from 1995 to 2014. We investigate the thesis that actors have been neglected in this literature in favor of more abstract system concepts. Results show that this thesis cannot be confirmed on a general level. Rather, we find a variety of different approaches, depending on the systemic level, for clustering actors and agency as niche, regime, and landscape actors; the societal realm; different levels of governance; and intermediaries. We also differentiate between supporting and opposing actors. We find that actor roles in transitions are erratic, since their roles can change over the course of time, and that actors can belong to different categories. We conclude by providing recommendations for a comprehensive typology of actors in sustainability transitions.

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Section: Regime Actors Smith Et Al (2005) Leans Onmentioning

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confidence: 99%

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“…The operations of these regimes in turn create both 'path dependency' and 'lock-in' to certain forms of dominant energy socio-technical configuration while others remain 'locked-out' and marginal. It is expected that structural changes in the socio-technical system occur where there are 'alignments' between the three levels resulting in 'transformations' (Geels and Kemp 2007) or in 'transitions' (Geels 2002 (Berkhout et al, 2010;Bridge et al, 2013;Hansen and Coenen, 2014;Lawhon and Murphy, 2012;Murphy, 2001;Raven, Schot and Berkhout, 2012;Rock et al, 2009 (Hegger et al 2007). This view tends to overlook the informal networks of innovation and diffusion that characterise the development and uptake of many technologies from 'rising powers' in Southern Africa such as cook-stoves or solar PV panels.…”

Section: Introduction: the 'Rising Powers' And Energy Transitions In mentioning

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The political economy of energy transitions in Mozambique and South Africa: The role of the Rising Powers

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Newell

Baker

et al. 2016

Energy Research & Social Science

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“…In doing so, transition theory maintains both constructivist and positivist elements, but of the three theories presented here goes furthest in providing insights into change as a process of socio-technical innovation. Although the main focus has been primarily in a European context, the approach is now being applied in other regions, contexts, and sectors (e.g., Berkhout et al 2009, Rock et al 2009), including aquaculture (Lebel et al 2010, Bush andBelton 2011). Indeed aquaculture is highly amenable to analysis in a multilevel framework because the dynamic growth of the industry has meant that innovation has been a central component of expansion (Lebel et al 2008).…”

Section: Socio-technical Transitions Theorymentioning

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Making social sense of aquaculture transitions

Bush¹,

Marschke²

2014

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ABSTRACT. Resilience deals explicitly with change and provides a middle ground between the social and the environmental sciences. However, a growing critique by social scientists questions the ability of resilience thinking to adequately examine the social dimensions of change. The question that emerges is how social scientists should engage with resilience. We addressed this question by comparing resilience with agrarian change and transitions theory, through the backdrop of the fastest growing global food sector, aquaculture. Our analysis showed that each theoretical perspective provides fundamentally different insights into social and environmental transition inherent in the aquaculture sector. Although resilience thinking is best suited to assessing the ecological aspects of production, its systems ontology limits the inclusion of dynamic social relations or innovation. In contrast, agrarian transition enables a more meaningful understanding of how social relations are reconfigured as agrarian society shifts toward more capitalist modes of production, and transitions theory provides insights into social process of innovation. Given the epistemological differences between these theoretical approaches, we argue against attempts that reify systemic thinking by naturalizing social theories and concepts into resilience thinking. Instead, we argue that social theories such as agrarian change and transition theory should be seen as complimentary and that integration should focus on bridging results and insights. Doing so enables a more robust assessment of the social aspects of social-ecological transitions in the aquaculture sector and beyond.

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A hard slog, not a leap frog: Globalization and sustainability transitions in developing Asia

Cited by 97 publications

References 38 publications

Importance of Actors and Agency in Sustainability Transitions: A Systematic Exploration of the Literature

Importance of Actors and Agency in Sustainability Transitions: A Systematic Exploration of the Literature

The political economy of energy transitions in Mozambique and South Africa: The role of the Rising Powers

Making social sense of aquaculture transitions

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