This paper reviews the emerging literature on “transformative” innovation policy (TIP) in
order to (1) identify unique TIP characteristics and the challenges they imply for …

The imperatives of environmental sustainability, poverty alleviation and social justice
(partially codified in the Sustainable Development Goals or SDGs) call for ambitious societal …

Assessment of the social science literature and regional case studies reveals how social
norms, culture, and individual choices, interact with infrastructure and other structural …

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

The need for faster and deeper transitions toward more sustainable development pathways
is now widely recognized. How to meet that need has been at the center of a growing body …

Abstract The Multi-Level Perspective (MLP) is a prominent framework to understand socio-
technical transitions, but its micro-foundations have remained under-developed. The paper's …

Formalised knowledge systems, including universities and research institutes, are important
for contemporary societies. They are, however, also arguably failing humanity when their …

Impact startups are innovative new ventures that diffuse solutions at scale that have a
sustainability net benefit. They play an important role in the sustainability transition as actors …

Despite their growing application and worldwide diffusion, the transformative potential of
experiments aimed at achieving “streets for people” rather than “streets for traffic” remains …

This paper engages with climate mitigation debates on positive tip** points, which attract
increasing attention but remain divided between technological and social tip** point …