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

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 …

Driven by pressures for sustainable development and disruptions such as the COVID-19
pandemic, manufacturing companies in the 21st century are affected by two intertwined …

Towards a theory of regional diversification: combining insights from Evolutionary Economic
Geography and Transition Studies. Regional Studies. This paper develops a theoretical …

Industrial society has not only led to high levels of wealth and welfare in the Western world,
but also to increasing global ecological degradation and social inequality. The socio …

To date, management research has paid little attention to dynamics of the sharing economy:
how markets for sharing resources emerge and change, and the intended and unintended …

In this Viewpoint, we argue that transitions research needs to engage more firmly with the
role of incumbents and various forms of incumbencies. We identify shortcomings of existing …

While experimentation is at the heart of sustainability transitions, little attention has been
paid to policy experimentation and its effects in advancing transitions. Drawing on the …

The impending climate emergency, the Paris agreement and Sustainable Development
Goals demand significant transformations in economies and societies. Science funders …

This paper addresses the question why socio-technical transitions follow similar trajectories
in various parts of the world, even though the relevant material preconditions and …