JOURNAL: Industrializing 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

Industrializing 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, analyzes, and synthesizes insights from 88 theories related to industrial decarbonization
  • 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