This literature review engages with a diverse and sometimes contradictory body of work,
employing an analytic stance rooted in policy scholarship. It discusses rhetorical …

The concept of sociotechnical imaginaries (STI) has been increasingly implemented in
social science energy research to examine collectively held visions of desirable energy …

Ecological civilization (shengtai wenming) has been written into China's constitution as the
ideological framework for the country's environmental policies, laws and education. It is also …

This article argues for engaging with the smart city as a sociotechnical imaginary. By
conducting a close reading of primary source material produced by the companies IBM and …

What theories or concepts are most useful at explaining socio technical change? How can–
or cannot–these be integrated? To provide an answer, this study presents the results from …

Visions of the future are omnipresent in current debates about the digital transformation. This
introductory article and the full special issue are concerned with the function, power, and …

From the rise of cyberbullying and hactivism to the issues surrounding digital privacy rights
and freedom of speech, the Internet is changing the ways in which we govern and are …

This paper explores the socio-technical imaginaries surrounding infrastructures of coal
mining and coal combustion in Poland. Contemporary policy makers in Poland mobilise a …

Climate change places major transformational demands on modern societies.
Transformations require the capacity to collectively envision and meaningfully debate …

This article advances a qualitative scenario methodology involving comic-strip
representations of digital technology and energy industry imaginaries in everyday life …