An agenda for sustainability transitions research: State of the art and future directions
Jonathan Köhler
(1)
,
Frank Geels
(2)
,
Florian Kern
(3)
,
Jochen Markard
(4)
,
Elsie Onsongo
(5)
,
Anna Wieczorek
(6)
,
Floortje Alkemade
(6)
,
Flor Avelino
(7)
,
Anna Bergek
(8)
,
Frank Boons
(2)
,
Lea Fünfschilling
(9)
,
David Hess
(10)
,
Georg Holtz
(11)
,
Sampsa Hyysalo
(12)
,
Kirsten Jenkins
(13)
,
Paula Kivimaa
(14)
,
Mari Martiskainen
(14)
,
Andrew Mcmeekin
(2)
,
Marie Susan Mühlemeier
(15)
,
Bjorn Nykvist
(16)
,
Bonno Pel
(17)
,
Rob Raven
(18)
,
Harald Rohracher
(19)
,
Björn Sandén
(8)
,
Johan Schot
(14)
,
Benjamin Sovacool
(14)
,
Bruno Turnheim
(20, 21)
,
Dan Welch
(2)
,
Peter Wells
(22)
1
Fraunhofer ISI -
Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovation Research
2 University of Manchester [Manchester]
3 Institute for Ecological Economy Research
4 ETH Zürich - Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule - Swiss Federal Institute of Technology [Zürich]
5 Institute of International and Social Studies
6 TU/e - Eindhoven University of Technology [Eindhoven]
7 Erasmus University Rotterdam
8 Chalmers University of Technology [Gothenburg, Sweden]
9 Skane University Hospital [Lund]
10 Vanderbilt University [Nashville]
11 Wuppertal Institute for Climate Environment and Energy
12 Aalto University
13 University of Brighton
14 University of Sussex
15 EPFL - Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
16 ITM - Institute of Applied Environmental Research [Stockholm]
17 ULB - Université libre de Bruxelles
18 Monash University [Clayton]
19 LIU - Linköping University
20 Alliance MBS - Alliance Manchester Business School
21 LISIS - Laboratoire Interdisciplinaire Sciences, Innovations, Sociétés
22 Cardiff University
2 University of Manchester [Manchester]
3 Institute for Ecological Economy Research
4 ETH Zürich - Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule - Swiss Federal Institute of Technology [Zürich]
5 Institute of International and Social Studies
6 TU/e - Eindhoven University of Technology [Eindhoven]
7 Erasmus University Rotterdam
8 Chalmers University of Technology [Gothenburg, Sweden]
9 Skane University Hospital [Lund]
10 Vanderbilt University [Nashville]
11 Wuppertal Institute for Climate Environment and Energy
12 Aalto University
13 University of Brighton
14 University of Sussex
15 EPFL - Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
16 ITM - Institute of Applied Environmental Research [Stockholm]
17 ULB - Université libre de Bruxelles
18 Monash University [Clayton]
19 LIU - Linköping University
20 Alliance MBS - Alliance Manchester Business School
21 LISIS - Laboratoire Interdisciplinaire Sciences, Innovations, Sociétés
22 Cardiff University
Frank Geels
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Benjamin Sovacool
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Bruno Turnheim
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Résumé
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.