Improving the understanding of the politics of sustainable energy transitions has become a
major focus for research. This paper builds on recent interest in institutionalist approaches to …

While new institutionalism has received considerable attention in recent years to
conceptualise socio-technical dynamics in energy transitions, challenges remain in its …

The low-carbon energy transition is a form of socio-technical transition and, as such, it
involves profound changes in the institutions that govern society. Despite the acknowledged …

Given the scale of change associated with socio-technical transitions theory, deep attention
has to be given to civil society roles in these transitions, both empirically and in theorizing …

Energy transitions are understood as structural long-term transformations of the way energy
needs are met. The ongoing energy transition poses significant challenges for analysis and …

This paper offers a new, interdisciplinary framework for the analysis of governing for
sustainable energy system change by drawing together insights from, and offering critiques …

This paper contributes to understanding transition politics by conceptualizing (shifting)
power relations between actors in sustainability transitions. The authors introduce a Multi …

Given the growing frequency, severity, and salience of social mobilization and community
action on energy and climate issues, in this study we systematically explore the …

Sustainability transitions are processes of fundamental social change in response to societal
challenges (Grin, Rotmans, & Schot, 2010; Markard, Raven, & Truffer, 2012). They reflect a …

The UK's energy transition (to a sustainable, low-carbon development path) may turn out to
be highly dependant on the engendering and embedding of new types of social practice as …