Doi: 10. 1016/j respol

Document Outline

• From sectoral systems of innovation to socio-technical systemsInsights about dynamics and change from sociology and institutional theory
  • Introduction
  • From innovation systems to socio-technical systems
  • Coordination of activities through institutions and rules
    • Different kinds of coordination: cognitive, normative and regulative rules
    • Different rules and regimes for different social groups
    • Meta-coordination through socio-technical regimes
  • Dynamic interactions between systems, actors and rule-regimes
    • Dynamic interactions between rule-regimes and actors
    • Dynamic interactions between actors and systems: making moves in games
    • Co-evolution in ST-systems
  • Stability and change: a multi-level perspective on transitions
    • Understanding stability of existing ST-systems: path-dependence and lock-in
    • The emergence of radical innovations in niches
    • Tensions, mis-alignment and instability
    • A multi-level perspective on system innovations
  • Discussion and conclusions
  • Acknowledgements
  • References