Three frames for innovation policy: R&D, systems of innovation and transformative change

Research Policy, Journal Year: 2018, Volume and Issue: 47(9), P. 1554 - 1567

Published: Aug. 31, 2018

Science, technology and innovation (STI) policy is shaped by persistent framings that arise from historical context. Two established frames are identified as co-existing dominant in contemporary discussions. The first frame beginning with a Post-World War II institutionalisation of government support for science R&D the presumption this would contribute to growth address market failure private provision new knowledge. second emerged 1980s globalising world its emphasis on competitiveness which national systems knowledge creation commercialisation. STI focuses building links, clusters networks, stimulating learning between elements systems, enabling entrepreneurship. A third linked social environmental challenges such Sustainable Development Goals calling transformative change distinguished two earlier frames. Transformation refers socio-technical system conceptualised sustainability transitions literature. nature framing examined aim identifying key features potential provoking re-examination One feature focus experimentation, argument Global South does not need play catch-up follow transformation model North. It argued all three relevant policymaking, but exploring options should be priority.

Language: Английский

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Promoting novelty, rigor, and style in energy social science: Towards codes of practice for appropriate methods and research design

Energy Research & Social Science, Journal Year: 2018, Volume and Issue: 45, P. 12 - 42

Published: Oct. 4, 2018

A series of weaknesses in creativity, research design, and quality writing continue to handicap energy social science. Many studies ask uninteresting questions, make only marginal contributions, lack innovative methods or application theory. also have no explicit rigor, suffer from mangled structure poor writing. To help remedy these shortcomings, this Review offers suggestions for how construct questions; thoughtfully engage with concepts; state objectives; appropriately select methods. Then, the enhancing theoretical, methodological, empirical novelty. In terms codes practice are presented across seven method categories: experiments, literature reviews, data collection, analysis, quantitative modeling, qualitative case studies. We recommend that researchers beware hierarchies evidence utilized some disciplines, place more emphasis on balance appropriateness design. style, we offer tips regarding macro microstructure as well coherent Our hope is will inspire interesting, robust, multi-method, comparative, interdisciplinary impactful accelerate contribution science can both theory practice.

Language: Английский

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Socio-technical transitions to sustainability: a review of criticisms and elaborations of the Multi-Level Perspective

Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability, Journal Year: 2019, Volume and Issue: 39, P. 187 - 201

Published: July 29, 2019

Language: Английский

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Review of 50 years of EU energy efficiency policies for buildings

Energy and Buildings, Journal Year: 2020, Volume and Issue: 225, P. 110322 - 110322

Published: July 24, 2020

The reduction of energy demand in buildings through the adoption efficiency policy is a key pillar European Union (EU) climate and strategy. Energy first emerged EU agenda 1970s was progressively transformed with shifting global policies priorities. paper offers review spanning over last half century focus on instruments to encourage measures new existing buildings. Starting from early set by response Oil Embargo 1973, discusses impact stimulating improvements building sector ranging SAVE Directive recently 2018 updated Performance Buildings Efficiency Directive. explores progress made 50 years addressing highlights successes as well remaining challenges. It political priorities reshaping how addressed policymakers, leading holistic approach buildings, provides insights suggestions further exploit potential save

Language: Английский

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The co-evolution of policy mixes and socio-technical systems: Towards a conceptual framework of policy mix feedback in sustainability transitions

Research Policy, Journal Year: 2018, Volume and Issue: 48(10), P. 103555 - 103555

Published: March 28, 2018

Understanding how policymaking processes can influence the rate and direction of socio-technical change towards sustainability is an important, yet underexplored research agenda in field transitions. Some studies have sought to explain individual policy instruments transitions, politics surrounding this process. We argue that such cause wider feedback mechanisms not only their own future development, but also other same area. Consequently, by extending scope analysis a mix allows us account for multiple effects on resultant influencing underpin further change. This paper takes first step regard combining innovation literatures conceptualise co-evolutionary dynamics mixes systems. focus help change, changes system shape evolution mix. To do so we draw insights from literature, propose novel conceptual framework. The framework highlights aiming foster transitions need be designed create incentives beneficiaries mobilise support, while overcoming number prevailing challenges which may undermine political support over time. In paper, illustrate using example zero carbon homes UK. conclude with deriving implications analysing designing dynamic

Language: Английский

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Policy mixes for sustainability transitions: New approaches and insights through bridging innovation and policy studies

Research Policy, Journal Year: 2019, Volume and Issue: 48(10), P. 103832 - 103832

Published: Aug. 26, 2019

There has been an increasing interest in science, technology and innovation policy studies the topic of mixes. While earlier conceptualised mixes mainly terms combinations instruments to support innovation, more recent literature extends focus how can foster sustainability transitions. For this, broader mix conceptualisations have emerged which also include considerations goals strategies; characteristics such as consistency, coherence, credibility comprehensiveness; well making implementation processes. It is these are subject special issue introduced this article. We aim at supporting emergence a new strand interdisciplinary social science research on combines approaches, methods insights from further with specific fostering In article we introduce present bibliometric analysis both fields their emerging connections. five major themes summarise contributions made by articles these: methodological advances; implementation; actors agency; evaluating mixes; co-evolution socio-technical systems. conclude summarising key for making.

Language: Английский

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Anticipatory innovation governance

OECD working papers on public governance, Journal Year: 2020, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Dec. 17, 2020

This working paper introduces the key concepts and features of anticipatory innovation governance– i.e. structures mechanisms to allow promote alongside other types in public sector. draws on academic literature OECD work a range areas including sector innovation, foresight, governance emerging technologies. The starts outlining an framework guide policy making complex uncertain contexts sets out some questions for further research area governance.

Language: Английский

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Reducing energy demand through low carbon innovation: A sociotechnical transitions perspective and thirteen research debates

Energy Research & Social Science, Journal Year: 2017, Volume and Issue: 40, P. 23 - 35

Published: Dec. 22, 2017

Improvements in energy efficiency and reductions demand are expected to contribute more than half of the reduction global carbon emissions over next few decades. These unprecedented require transformations systems that provide services. However, dominant analytical perspectives, grounded neoclassical economics social psychology, focus upon marginal changes only limited guidance on how such may occur they can be shaped. We argue a socio-technical transitions perspective is suited address complexity challenges involved. This understands services as being provided through large-scale, capital intensive long-lived infrastructures co-evolve with technologies, institutions, skills, knowledge behaviours create broader 'sociotechnical systems'. To for research this area, paper identifies describes thirteen debates research, organized under headings emergence, diffusion impact, well synthetic cross-cutting issues.

Language: Английский

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Measuring the temporal dynamics of policy mixes – An empirical analysis of renewable energy policy mixes’ balance and design features in nine countries

Research Policy, Journal Year: 2018, Volume and Issue: 48(10), P. 103557 - 103557

Published: March 31, 2018

Complex societal or environmental problems require fast and substantial socio-technical transitions. For instance, in the case of climate change, these transitions need to take place energy, transport several industry sectors. To induce accelerate such transitions, numerous policy interventions are required, which interact with each other mixes. While conceptual studies on mixes have been published recently, there is very little empirical research apart from single small-n studies. It has prominently argued that debate about reached an impasse partly due this lack work. This paper addresses gap by providing a first analysis temporal dynamics complex do so, we develop conceptualization measurement mix balance across instrument types as well design features (in form intensity general technology specificity technology-focused feature). allows us answer question how differ between countries regarding their features. Our approach developed bottom-up, i.e., policies assessed individually then aggregated systematically at level. enables overcoming 'dependent variable problem study change', measuring output. More specifically, comparative dataset 522 renewable energy nine OECD countries. shows countries' vary strongly some variables (e.g., specificity) but less others balance). As validity check, also test effects outcome diffusion. We reflect our findings light theoretical debates around discuss results provoke agenda for new generation specifically avenues future particular focus 'politics mixes'.

Language: Английский

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What is wrong with energy efficiency?

Building Research & Information, Journal Year: 2017, Volume and Issue: 46(7), P. 779 - 789

Published: Aug. 29, 2017

At first sight the purpose of energy efficiency is plain: it to reduce amount used and carbon emissions associated with design operation things like buildings, domestic appliances, heating cooling technologies, or organization bureaucratic, business industrial processes. National international responses climate change are dominated by policies that promote people who take this be a self-evidently important thing do. Established criticisms, including those which focus on problems rebound, draw attention unintended consequences such strategies, but rarely challenge conceptual foundations 'efficiency' as topic in its own right. This paper uses Bruno Latour's We Have Never Been Modern (1993) notion purification Ian Hodder's Entangled: An Archaeology Relationships Between Humans Things (2012) ideas about entanglement develop more fundamental critique argue that, far from being solution, efficiency, currently constituted, undermines expected achieve. It concluded if reduced any significant scale, then essential consider meanings levels service types consumption demand support perpetuate.

Language: Английский

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