The multi-level perspective on sustainability transitions: Responses to seven criticisms

被引:1651
作者
Geels, Frank W. [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Sussex, SPRU, Sci & Technol Policy Res, Brighton, E Sussex, England
关键词
Transitions; Sustainable development; Multi-level perspective; Response to critics;
D O I
10.1016/j.eist.2011.02.002
中图分类号
X [环境科学、安全科学];
学科分类号
08 ; 0830 ;
摘要
The multi-level perspective (MLP) has emerged as a fruitful middle-range framework for analysing socio-technical transitions to sustainability. TheMLPalso received constructive criticisms. This paper summarises seven criticisms, formulates responses to them, and translates these into suggestions for future research. The criticisms relate to: (1) lack of agency, (2) operationalization of regimes, (3) bias towards bottom-up change models, (4) epistemology and explanatory style, (5) methodology, (6) socio-technical landscape as residual category, and (7) flat ontologies versus hierarchical levels. (C) 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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