Transitions to Sustainable Development: New Directions in the Study of Long Term Transformative Change Book

List of Figures ix

List of Tables xi

List of Textbooks xiii

Foreword Carlota Perez xv

Preface xvii

Introduction: From Persistent Problems to System Innovations and Transitions John Grin Jan Rotmans Johan Schot 1

Part I The Dynamics of Transitions: A Socio-Technical Perspective Frank W. Geels Johan Schot

I.1 Introduction: Exploration of the Research Topic 11

I.2 A Multi-Level Perspective on Transitions 18

I.3 Theoretical Backgrounds: Science and Technology Studies, Evolutionary Economics and Sociology 29

I.4 A Typology of Transition Pathways 54

I.5 Managing Sustainable Innovation Journeys 80

I.6 Reflections: Process Theory, Causality and Narrative Explanation 93

Part II Towards a Better Understanding of Transitions and Their Governance: A Systemic and Reflexive Approach Jan Rotmans Derk Loorbach

II1 Introduction 105

II.2 A Complex Integrated Systems Perspective 114

II.3 Conceptual Framework for Analyzing Transitions 126

II.4 Research into the Governance of Transitions: A Framework for Transition Management 140

II.5 Case Study I: Parkstad Limburg: Regional Transition Management 161

II 6 Case Study II: The Dutch Energy Transition 180

II.7 Self-Evaluation of the Development and Prospects of Transition Management 199

Part III Understanding Transitions from a Governance Perspective John Grin

III.1 Introduction 223

III.2 Contemporary Processes of Institutional Change 237

III.3 Modernization Processes in Dutch Agriculture, 1886 to the Present 249

III.4 The Governance of Transitions: An Agency Perspective 265

III 5 Modernization as Multilevel Dynamics: Lessons from Dutch Agriculture 285

III 6 Governance of Transitions: An Analytical Perspective 315

Conclusion: How to Understand Transitions? How to Influence Them? Synthesis and Lessons for Further Research John Grin Jan Rotmans Johan Schot 320

Notes 339

References 345

About the Authors 379

Index 383