Innovation and institutional change: the transition to a sustainable ...

Contents
Preface v
Chapter 1
Transition to a sustainable electricity system 1
Introduction and research questions
1.1 Introduction 1
1.2 What path to sustainability? 3
1.3 Research questions and outline of the chapters 8
Chapter 2
Theoretical perspectives 11
2.1 Introduction 11
2.2 Broader theories on social and economic change 12
2.3 How do innovations and institutional change contribute to
systems change? 15
2.3.1 The nature of innovation, the innovative process and its
contribution to system change 15
2.3.2 The nature of institutions, institutional change and its
contribution to systems change 31
2.4 Integrating insights from various scholars 42
2.4.1 Innovation as path-dependent phenomenon 44
2.4.2 Systems change: deviating from established paths and regimes 47
2.4.3 Theorising about the role of actors in systems change 51
2.4.4 Theorising about the role of networks in systems change 54
2.4.5 Theorising about the role of institutions in systems change 57
2.5 Concluding remark 58
Chapter 3
Analytical framework 59
3.1 Introduction 59
3.2 An institutional perspective on systems change 60
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