Deep transitions: Emergence, acceleration, stabilization and directionality

Introducing the dilemma of societal alignment for inclusive and responsible research and innovation

“…At the same time, they also draw upon contemporary notions of 'transformation' and a needed 'deep transition' in science, technology and innovation practices and policies from technocratic to more deliberative arrangements (Schot and Kanger 2016), which in turn are also popular amongst the innovation studies community. Furthermore, the RRI concept of inclusive innovation in particular calls upon the work of still other scholarly communities who deal explicitly with issues of social development, social justice and the distribution of burdens and benefits of science, technology and innovation (Smith, Fressoli, and Thomas 2014;Stirling 2016).…”

Finland’s Dependence on Russian Energy—Mutually Beneficial Trade Relations or an Energy Security Threat?

“…Preferences on the mitigation methods vary between inter alia wind and solar power, nuclear power, and carbon capture and storage (CCS) [132]. It is not clear that any of these methods alone would suffice anymore [132,133], but rather a deep transition beyond current energy system optimisation is required [134]. Moreover, the currently planned and pledged climate actions result in emissions that are far higher than those required to limit the warming to two degrees [135,136] and the investment needs to fulfil the gap are substantial [137].…”

Multiple Regime Interactions, Conversion, and South Africa’s Liquefied Natural Gas

“…a natural gas regime providing a steady source of supply to the electricity regime; 3) shared structural similarities as a result of which separate regimes merge into one; and 4) through spillover effects as a result of the transfer of rules to another Verbong, 2007, Raven, 2007). Multiple regimes can also interact via 'functional coupling' such as input-output relationships (Konrad et al, 2008), or 'structural coupling' between infrastructures, for instance, telecommunications using electricity cables (Schot and Kanger, 2018). Konrad et al, (2008) asserted that multiple regime dynamics require consideration because socio-technical transformations often entail overlaps or shared boundaries across regimes such that producers and consumers have closer linkages.…”

“…Therefore, the recognition is that regime actors are not 'cultural dopes', but are instead 'knowledgeable agents', that go beyond routine base actions, whereby learning, anticipation, and deviating from existing norms are conceived (Geels and Schot, 2010). More recently, Schot and Kanger (2018) have indicated that rules are exchangeable in a way that variations exist in scope (rules in single or multi-systems) and whether there are single rules or rule-set in multi-systems. This then allows for the possibility of understanding rules as transferable or negotiable by regime actors, in such a way that it could be redirected or repurposed for new goals.…”