Intermediaries in accelerating transitions: Introduction to the special issue
Övrig text i vetenskaplig tidskrift, 2020

Sociotechnical transitions are complex processes that imply far-reaching technological, institutional and cultural changes. Transition intermediaries have emerged as potentially powerful actors and entities to speed up transitions. As much previous literature on intermediaries in transitions has focused on emergence, in this special issue, we focus on intermediaries in the acceleration phase of transitions. The contributions address different domains, with specific focus on different parts of the energy production and consumption system. The contributions cover three themes: intermediary actors in the diffusion of new solutions, in policy change, and systemic intermediaries. We end by making three observations regarding intermediation in the acceleration of sustainability transitions: new types of stakeholders coming into transition processes requiring new forms of intermediation; contestation and tensions becoming stronger, creating new challenges for intermediaries, and; potential confusion within intermediary actors.

Energy

Diffusion

Sustainability Transitions

Intermediary actors

Acceleration

Författare

Paula Kivimaa

Suomen ympäristökeskus SYKE

University of Sussex

Anna Bergek

Chalmers, Teknikens ekonomi och organisation, Environmental Systems Analysis

Kaisa Matschoss

Helsingin Yliopisto

Harro van Lente

Universiteit Maastricht

Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions

22104224 (eISSN)

Vol. 36 372-377

Intermediärers roller i omställningen till ett hållbart energisystem

Energimyndigheten (40642-1), 2015-08-01 -- 2018-12-31.

Ämneskategorier

Annan maskinteknik

Ekonomi och näringsliv

Övrig annan samhällsvetenskap

Drivkrafter

Hållbar utveckling

Innovation och entreprenörskap

Styrkeområden

Energi

DOI

10.1016/j.eist.2020.03.004

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