JOURNAL: Industrialising theories: A thematic analysis of conceptual frameworks and typologies for industrial sociotechnical change in a low-carbon future
Summary
Authors:
Benjamin K. Sovacool
Marfuga Iskandarova
Jeremy Hall
University of Sussex
Aarhus University
Boston University
Industrialising theories: A thematic analysis of conceptual frameworks and typologies for industrial sociotechnical change in a low-carbon future
Energy Research & Social Science
March 2023
- Identifies, analyses, and synthesises insights from 88 theories related to industrial decarbonisation
- Evaluates eight families of perspectives, with 25 core theories
- Explores typologies of underlying focus, theoretical emphasis, scale and unit of analysis, temporality, and theoretical crossovers
- Concludes with implications for synthesis and lacuna in theory selection
Associated Research
MIP 1.4 Smart policy and governance for industrial decarbonisation