This article focuses on a key framework of sustainability transition studies, the multi-level
perspective on socio-technical transitions (MLP), and its potential and relationships with …

In this Viewpoint, we argue that transitions research needs to engage more firmly with the
role of incumbents and various forms of incumbencies. We identify shortcomings of existing …

Highlights•Transition management is often criticized for its limited focus on power
dynamics.•Large systems change theory addresses power issues in sustainable …

This paper reviews criticisms of sustainability transition studies, using transition
management (TM) as a case study. While these criticisms have yielded theoretical progress …

In recent years a growing literature on socio-technical transitions towards sustainability has
emerged. Scholars have explored ways through which configurations of technologies …

Social innovation is gaining attention as a pivotal dimension of socio-technical transitions
with renewable energy prosumerism as a prominent example. However, this example also …

Transitions to cleaner, renewable energy are at the heart of policies in many countries. The
focus on renewables has, if anything, become greater recently as uncertainty grows about …

Highlights•Decarbonization pathways and roadmaps treat climate change as a technical
problem.•Climate change is an adaptive challenge with practical, political and personal …

Sustainability transition research (STR) has failed to engage in any significant analyses or
critiques of capitalism. This article argues that capitalism is not a 'landscape'factor, but rather …

Increasingly, researchers and policy makers are confronting the challenge of restructuring
energy systems into more sustainable forms. A 'transition management'model, and its …