Highlights•Socio-technical transitions research is a distinctive approach within the
sustainability transformations debate.•Socio-technical transitions involve multi-dimensional …

In order to adhere to the concept of sustainable development, firms are increasingly
expected to develop innovations that reconcile economic, environmental, and social goals …

The circular economy concept is much discussed in the European Union (EU), but only
limited progress has been accomplished so far regarding its implementation. Most scholarly …

There has been an increasing interest in science, technology and innovation policy studies
in the topic of policy mixes. While earlier studies conceptualised policy mixes mainly in terms …

Research on sustainability transitions has expanded rapidly in the last ten years, diversified
in terms of topics and geographical applications, and deepened with respect to theories and …

Effective mitigation of climate change will require far-reaching transformations of electricity,
heat, agricultural, transport, and other systems. The energy studies and modeling research …

The business concept of the circular economy (CE) has gained significant momentum
among practitioners and researchers alike. However, successful adoption and …

This article responds to increasing public and academic discourses on social innovation,
which often rest on the assumption that social innovation can drive societal change and …

Abstract 'Transition'and 'transformation'have become buzzwords in political and scientific
discourses. They signal the need for large-scale changes to achieve a sustainable society …

Non-technical summary Transforming towards global sustainability requires a dramatic
acceleration of social change. Hence, there is growing interest in finding 'positive tipping …