The circular economy (CE) has recently become a popular discourse especially in
government and corporate sectors. Given the socio-ecological challenges of the …

Understanding the dynamics of stability and change is key to accelerate sustainability
transitions. This paper aims to advance and inspire sustainability transition research on this …

Discourse analysis is gaining attention in transition studies. This paper uses discourse
network analysis (DNA) to study how discourse coalitions, and the storylines they mobilize …

Urine diversion has been proposed as an approach for producing renewable fertilizers and
reducing nutrient loads to wastewater treatment plants. Life cycle assessment was used to …

In opposition to studies concerning fossil fuel-based energy systems, the transition literature
often overlooks how path-dependence lock-ins affect the renewable energy landscape …

More pluralised understandings of incumbencies are often overlooked in transitions
research, which may lead to underestimating the enabling roles of incumbents in niche …

Lock-in mechanisms are major hurdles to sustainability transitions. Scholars identified
various types of lock-ins; however, their dynamics and interactions remain underexplored …

The recovery of resources, including water reuse, has been presented as a solution to
overcome scarcity, and improve the economic and environmental performance of water …

Understanding environmental politics is crucial for sustainability transitions. We study the
transition politics of the shift to a circular economy in the German packaging sector …

A growing body of research is investigating the connections between the discursive
construction of circular economy (CE) and its influences on public policies that promote the …