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Prospects of modelling societal transitions : position paper of an emerging community

  • Societal transitions involve multiple actors, changes in institutions, values and technologies, and interactions across multiple sectors and scales. Given this complexity, this paper takes on the view that the societal transitions research field would benefit from the further maturation and broader uptake of modelling approaches. This paper shows how modelling can enhance the understanding of and support stakeholders to steer societal transitions. It discusses the benefits modelling provides for studying large societal systems and elaborates on different ways models can be used for transitions studies. Two model applications are presented in some detail to illustrate the benefits. Then, limitations of modelling societal transitions areSocietal transitions involve multiple actors, changes in institutions, values and technologies, and interactions across multiple sectors and scales. Given this complexity, this paper takes on the view that the societal transitions research field would benefit from the further maturation and broader uptake of modelling approaches. This paper shows how modelling can enhance the understanding of and support stakeholders to steer societal transitions. It discusses the benefits modelling provides for studying large societal systems and elaborates on different ways models can be used for transitions studies. Two model applications are presented in some detail to illustrate the benefits. Then, limitations of modelling societal transitions are discussed, which leads to an agenda for future activities: (1) better cooperation in the development of dynamic models, (2) stronger interaction with other transition scholars and stakeholders, and (3) use of additional modelling approaches that we think are relevant to and largely unexplored in transitions studies.show moreshow less

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Document Type:Peer-Reviewed Article
Author:Georg HoltzORCiDGND, Floortje Alkemade, Fjalar de Haan, Jonathan Köhler, Evelina Trutnevyte, Tobias Luthe, Johannes Halbe, George Papachristos, Emile Jean Louis Chappin, Jan H. Kwakkel, Sampsa Ruutu
URN (citable link):https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:bsz:wup4-opus-59237
DOI (citable link):https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eist.2015.05.006
Year of Publication:2015
Language:English
Source Title (English):Environmental innovation and societal transitions
Volume:17
First Page:41
Last Page:58
Divisions:Zukünftige Energie- und Industriesysteme
Dewey Decimal Classification:300 Sozialwissenschaften
OpenAIRE:OpenAIRE
Licence:License LogoCreative Commons - Namensnennung-Nicht kommerziell-Keine Bearbeitung