Radical change and deep transitions: Lessons from Europe’s infrastructure transition 1815–2015

Vleuten, Erik van der

doi:10.1016/j.eist.2017.12.004

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“…All the while, the question of agency remains debated, if not controversial, in the discipline (de Haan & Rotmans, 2018;van der Vleuten, 2018). For example, Gazheli et al (2015) argue that the transition literature is disconnected from the social science disciplines that have accumulated knowledge about individuals' behavior and behavioral change.…”

Section: Actors In Sustainability Transitionsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…What is more, according to Pesch (2015), the transition literature imposes an overly static image on actors. Van der Vleuten (2018) argues that actual actors and their behavior remain neglected. Taking a step further, Stephenson (2018) argues that the influence of culture on an individual's behavior and behavioral change are not sufficiently explored.…”

Section: Actors In Sustainability Transitionsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…As an example, there have been calls to examine individuals' psychosocial processes (Antadze & McGowan, 2017;Gazheli et al, 2015). Moreover, the transitions literature adopts a seemingly static view of human behavior (Pesch, 2015;van der Vleuten, 2018). Leading researchers have recently called for the need to further our appreciation of actors in sustainability transitions de Haan & Rotmans, 2018;Gazheli et al, 2015;Upham et al, 2018;Upham, Lis, Riesch, & Stankiewicz, 2015;van der Vleuten, 2018).…”

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Active sustainability actors: A life course approach

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There is an increasing interest in the role of actors in the pursuit of sustainability transitions. In this paper, we adopt a life course perspective to explore active sustainability actors. To this end, we interviewed 16 professionals across private, public, and third sectors in Finland. The paper's main implication is in introducing a life course perspective to the study of active sustainability actors. Second, we propose a grounded model of active actors' sustainability engagement. The model details sustainability agency formation and maintenance dynamics. Going forward, our findings are a call for further research on sustainability agency, be it in its engagement, via life courses, or via the study of different actor types.

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“…During 2009-2015, the least attention was paid to innovations targeting the social sphere: only three projects dedicated to improving human safety and automation of manual operations were supported. During 2016-2017, the number of projects aimed at the social aspect of sustainability substantially increased (from 3 up to 24), but the focus remained on solving social problems at the operative level [70]. Despite the increase in the number of projects, we cannot assert that innovation support policy really has an effect on common prosperity and long-term vitality.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

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“…This change requires an updated toolbox for decision-making support, such as the typological analysis presented in this work. Theoretically, developing and testing tools, increasing the impact of innovation activities on achieving SD goals, and complementing modern research in the sphere of SD societal transition will strengthen them practically and methodically [40,43,70,76,77].…”

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Managing Innovation Resources in Accordance with Sustainable Development Ethics: Typological Analysis

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The regional development path depends on managing innovation resources. However, increasing the quantity of innovation activity and managing innovation resources only by financial indicators does not guarantee progress in sustainable development. This paper argues that basic conditions for effective sustainability-oriented innovation activities are: (1) the accordance of relevant activities with sustainable development ethics and (2) their marked focus on systemic and long-term sustainable development targets. These parameters can be considered fundamental principles for designing and developing effective sustainability-oriented innovation systems and innovation policies. Analysis of the two basic principles precedes estimation of the effectiveness of innovation activities, innovation systems, or innovation policies. In this paper, a special typological analysis technique was applied to assess basic conditions for the effectiveness of sustainability-oriented innovation activities observed in the case of the Tyumen region, Russia. It was found that since 2009 the Tyumen regional innovation support system has not been conceptually designed in accordance with sustainable development ethics or considering a long-term vision. Therefore, the projects themselves afford only temporary solutions to regional problems by implementing innovations that mainly have short-term and mid-term social–economic effects. As a result of the analysis of fundamental conditions for sustainability-oriented innovation activities in Tyumen region, this paper proposes recommendations on necessary measures for redesigning decision-making principles of regional innovation support systems in order to significantly increase the potential impact on the development of a truly sustainable regional economy.

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