This chapter reviews recent developments in the rich and growing body of research and
theory which has come to be known as social sha** of technology (SST). 1 It is structured …

Technological advance affects almost all areas of human life. Rapid digitization, increased
mobility, new biotechnologies, and nanotechnology deeply influence, amongst others …

Over the past few decades, there has been a growing concern about the social and
environmental risks which have come along with the progress achieved through a variety of …

Constructive technology assessment (CTA) is a member of the family of technology
assessment approaches. developed in particular in the Netherlands and Denmark. CTA …

This paper systematically rethinks the role of communication in innovation processes,
starting from largely separate theoretical developments in communication science and …

This literature review study presents and discusses the learning strategies of organizations
participating in sustainable energy demonstration projects. It finds that academic …

Since its conception in 1999, the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) has become a leading
template for voluntary sustainability reporting by companies. Emerging on the crest of the …

Steering towards sustainability takes place in a dynamic political world. Nothing is static.
Dynamism is, of course, an inherent feature of politics, but in contemporary liberal …

Diversity is generally recognized as a key issue for learning in stakeholder dialogue on
wicked sustainability issues. Yet the question on how design of stakeholder dialogue and …

Social learning in multi-actor innovation networks is increasingly considered an important
precondition for addressing sustainability in regional development contexts. Social learning …