TY - JOUR
T1 - An agenda for sustainability transitions research
T2 - State of the art and future directions
AU - Köhler, Jonathan
AU - Geels, Frank W.
AU - Kern, Florian
AU - Markard, Jochen
AU - Wieczorek, Anna
AU - Alkemade, Floortje
AU - Avelino, Flor
AU - Bergek, Anna
AU - Boons, Frank
AU - Fünfschilling, Lea
AU - Hess, David
AU - Holtz, Georg
AU - Hyysalo, Sampsa
AU - Jenkins, Kirsten
AU - Kivimaa, Paula
AU - Martiskainen, Mari
AU - McMeekin, Andrew
AU - Mühlemeier, Marie Susan
AU - Nykvist, Bjorn
AU - Onsongo, Elsie
AU - Pel, Bonno
AU - Raven, Rob
AU - Rohracher, Harald
AU - Sandén, Björn
AU - Schot, Johan
AU - Sovacool, Benjamin
AU - Turnheim, Bruno
AU - Welch, Dan
AU - Wells, Peter
PY - 2019/6/1
Y1 - 2019/6/1
N2 - Research on sustainability transitions has expanded rapidly in the last ten years, diversified in terms of topics and geographical applications, and deepened with respect to theories and methods. This article provides an extensive review and an updated research agenda for the field, classified into nine main themes: understanding transitions; power, agency and politics; governing transitions; civil society, culture and social movements; businesses and industries; transitions in practice and everyday life; geography of transitions; ethical aspects; and methodologies. The review shows that the scope of sustainability transitions research has broadened and connections to established disciplines have grown stronger. At the same time, we see that the grand challenges related to sustainability remain unsolved, calling for continued efforts and an acceleration of ongoing transitions. Transition studies can play a key role in this regard by creating new perspectives, approaches and understanding and helping to move society in the direction of sustainability.
AB - Research on sustainability transitions has expanded rapidly in the last ten years, diversified in terms of topics and geographical applications, and deepened with respect to theories and methods. This article provides an extensive review and an updated research agenda for the field, classified into nine main themes: understanding transitions; power, agency and politics; governing transitions; civil society, culture and social movements; businesses and industries; transitions in practice and everyday life; geography of transitions; ethical aspects; and methodologies. The review shows that the scope of sustainability transitions research has broadened and connections to established disciplines have grown stronger. At the same time, we see that the grand challenges related to sustainability remain unsolved, calling for continued efforts and an acceleration of ongoing transitions. Transition studies can play a key role in this regard by creating new perspectives, approaches and understanding and helping to move society in the direction of sustainability.
KW - Research agenda
KW - Socio-technical systems
KW - Sustainability
KW - Transformation
KW - Transitions
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85060849107&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.eist.2019.01.004
DO - 10.1016/j.eist.2019.01.004
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85060849107
SN - 2210-4224
VL - 31
SP - 1
EP - 32
JO - Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions
JF - Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions
ER -
