Analyzing a transition to a sustainability-oriented science system in Germany
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Analyzing a transition to a sustainability-oriented science system in Germany. / Schneidewind, Uwe; Augenstein, Karoline.
In: Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions, Vol. 3, 01.06.2012, p. 16-28.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Analyzing a transition to a sustainability-oriented science system in Germany
AU - Schneidewind, Uwe
AU - Augenstein, Karoline
PY - 2012/6/1
Y1 - 2012/6/1
N2 - The multi-level perspective has successfully been applied to the analysis of complex sector transitions in the energy, the health or the food production sector. Is this framework also helpful to understand and give prescriptive advice for sustainability transformations within a national science system? Based on a comprehensive study of the diffusion of transdisciplinary sustainability research in Germany, this article analyzes the institutional dimension of a changing science-society relation in the German science system. It uses the multi-level perspective as a fruitful heuristic in order to identify potential pathways for a broader diffusion of transdisciplinary sustainability science. The importance of niche coalitions of frontrunner universities and research institutes are highlighted.
AB - The multi-level perspective has successfully been applied to the analysis of complex sector transitions in the energy, the health or the food production sector. Is this framework also helpful to understand and give prescriptive advice for sustainability transformations within a national science system? Based on a comprehensive study of the diffusion of transdisciplinary sustainability research in Germany, this article analyzes the institutional dimension of a changing science-society relation in the German science system. It uses the multi-level perspective as a fruitful heuristic in order to identify potential pathways for a broader diffusion of transdisciplinary sustainability science. The importance of niche coalitions of frontrunner universities and research institutes are highlighted.
KW - Diffusion
KW - Germany
KW - Multi-level perspective
KW - Science system transition
KW - Sustainability research
KW - Transdisciplinarity
KW - Sustainability Science
KW - Transdisciplinary studies
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84867745037&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.eist.2012.04.004
DO - 10.1016/j.eist.2012.04.004
M3 - Journal articles
AN - SCOPUS:84867745037
VL - 3
SP - 16
EP - 28
JO - Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions
JF - Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions
SN - 2210-4224
ER -