“Transformation” is an umbrella term which places the ecological crisis in a broader context.
To foster societal change, opinion leaders of the transformation debate are focusing on …

Transformation has become a major topic of sustainability research. This opens up new
perspectives, but at the same time, runs the danger to convert into a new critical orthodoxy …

Industrial policy is back on the agenda and the consensus is that it must be different" this
time" from the past. We redefine industrial policy for industrialised countries as a strategy to …

Addressing a social system's metabolism means looking upon its economy in terms of
biophysical stocks and flows. The term 'metabolism'evokes an organismic analogy …

The dominant energy sources used by human societies and the transitions from one energy
source to another have fundamental implications for societal development. A future energy …

The main interlinked challenges to achieve a low-carbon emission economy are analyzed. It
is argued first that there are no obstacles to a free market working effectively with a high …

An economy in transition that is growing fast coupled with rising population requires more
energy. Economic growth and greenhouse gas emissions in China have been increasing …

Transformation als „neue kritische Orthodoxie “211 Der inzwischen sehr verzweigte Diskurs
über nachhaltige Entwicklung ist zum einen weiterhin hochgradig relevant–siehe die …

The term competitiveness has been 'captured'for too long by lobbyists and politicians in
pursuing a low-wage strategy. The right-wing populists of today, like the new US …

The European project is a long-run success story. Up to the 1990s, Europe thrived and
experienced rising prosperity, as well as a catching up process with technology frontiers …