Public engagement is understood as a prerequisite for sustainability transitions. Yet, it has
remained peripheral to the transitions research agenda and the efforts to engage citizens in …

Empowering communities to engage with the energy transformation is vital to meet climate
change mitigation and sustainable development goals. Communities have a key role to play …

The narrative of 'urban transformations' epitomises the hope that cities provide rich
opportunities for contributing to local and global sustainability and resilience. Urban …

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

This paper contributes to public and academic discussions on empowerment and social
innovation by conceptualizing the mechanisms of empowerment from a social psychology …

The sustainability transitions scholarship is increasingly applying power and empowerment
frameworks to investigate the role of grassroots innovations in the politics of societal change; …

Questioning the purely business-orientated, technology-centred use of the term 'innovation',
research on social innovation has gained momentum in recent years. While significant …

This paper seeks to understand how co-production can become embedded as a
collaborative governance practice by which city governments plan, deliver and steward …

Transitioning electricity generation sectors to renewable energy is a necessary element of
climate change mitigation but a challenging one with years of technical and social lock-in …

In light of the persistent failure to reduce emissions decisively, facilitate long-term resilience
against climate change and account for the connectedness of climate change with other …