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Abstract
The overall aim of this thesis is to advance the conceptual understanding of transformative innovation policy through empirical research focusing on the transition towards a circular economy in the Danish waste sector. Under this broad aim, the thesis is more specifically concerned with exploring issues relating to the geography of transformative innovation policy as well as transition dynamics and agency in socio-technical system change. Three overarching research questions guide the thesis. First, how does the theoretical assumption that transformative innovation policy is best pursued at the subnational scale correspond with current developments in the multi-scalar organization of Danish waste management aimed at stimulating the promotion of a circular economy Second, how can the understanding of transition dynamics and agency be developed to explicitly account for variation in the structural characteristics of sectors? And third, how do empirical insights from the Danish waste sector
illustrate and illuminate this alternative understanding of transition dynamics and agency?
In addressing these questions, the thesis makes two key contributions. First, based on analysis of the spatial organization of Danish waste management, this thesis develops a novel conceptual approach to the multi-level governance of transformative innovation policy. This conceptual approach is based on a constructivist notion of scale, which emphasizes the potential transformative power of rescaling and the need to develop a dynamic and variated approach to the spatial organization of transformative innovation policy. Second, this thesis
develops a conceptual approach for studying transition dynamics that takes the structural characteristics of socio-technical systems and their influence on agency into account. This approach is influenced by and illustrative of empirical insights from the Danish waste sector, which is characterized by an elaborate structural setup, currently experiencing growing misalignment due to the advancement of circular economy policies and regulation.
illustrate and illuminate this alternative understanding of transition dynamics and agency?
In addressing these questions, the thesis makes two key contributions. First, based on analysis of the spatial organization of Danish waste management, this thesis develops a novel conceptual approach to the multi-level governance of transformative innovation policy. This conceptual approach is based on a constructivist notion of scale, which emphasizes the potential transformative power of rescaling and the need to develop a dynamic and variated approach to the spatial organization of transformative innovation policy. Second, this thesis
develops a conceptual approach for studying transition dynamics that takes the structural characteristics of socio-technical systems and their influence on agency into account. This approach is influenced by and illustrative of empirical insights from the Danish waste sector, which is characterized by an elaborate structural setup, currently experiencing growing misalignment due to the advancement of circular economy policies and regulation.
| Translated title of the contribution | Strävan efter en cirkulär ekonomi i den danska avfallssektorn: Scale och Transition Dynamics i transformativ innovationspolitik. |
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| Original language | English |
| Qualification | Doctor |
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| Award date | 2023 Jan 27 |
| Place of Publication | Lund |
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| ISBN (Print) | 978-91-8039-490-1 |
| ISBN (electronic) | 978-91-8039-489-5 |
| Publication status | Published - 2022 Dec 14 |
Bibliographical note
Defence detailsDate: 2022-01-27
Time: 13:00
Place: Världen, Geocentrum I, Sölvegatan 10, Lund
External reviewer(s)
Name: Rohracher, Harald
Title: Professor
Affiliation: University of Linköping
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Subject classification (UKÄ)
- Social and Economic Geography
Free keywords
- Transformative innovation policy
- Scale
- Transition dynamics
- Waste management
- Multi-scalar governance
- Sustainability transition
- circular economy
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A constructivist approach to the spatial organization of transformative innovation policy
Madsen, S., 2022, In: Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions. 42, p. 340-351Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Transformative innovation policy: A novel approach?
Grillitsch, M., Hansen, T. & Madsen, S., 2021 Jan 1, Handbook on Alternative Theories of Innovation. Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd., p. 276-291 16 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book chapter › Research › peer-review
Projects
- 1 Finished
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STEPS: STEPS – Sustainable Plastics and Transition Pathways, Phase 1
Generosi, J. (Project coordinator), Hatti-Kaul, R. (PI), Pyo, S.-H. (Researcher), Zhang, B. (PI), Turner, C. (Researcher), Rodriguez Meizoso, I. (Researcher), Wallberg, O. (Researcher), Hulteberg, C. (CoI), Diegel, O. (Researcher), Ristinmaa, M. (Researcher), Nilsson, L. J. (PI), Palm, E. (Research student), Ericsson, K. (Researcher), Hansen, T. (CoI), Klintman, M. (Researcher), Stripple, J. (Researcher), Bauer, F. (Researcher), Madsen, S. (PI), Jannasch, P. (Researcher), Egan, N. (Project communication officer), Nielsen, T. (Researcher), Holmberg, K. (Research assistant), Svantesson, A. (Research assistant), Hall, S. (Researcher), Mahmoud, S. (Researcher), Englund Örn, O. (Research student), Mankar, S. (Research student), Warlin, N. (Research student), Valsange, N. (Research student), Sanku, M. (Research student), Hasselbalch, J. (Researcher), Sjölin, M. (Research student), Hansen, T. (Researcher), Chen, L. (Research student), Nordin, A. (Researcher), Engqvist, J. (Research student), Garcia Gonzalez, N. (Researcher), Newson, W. R. (Researcher), Johansson, E. (Researcher), Kuktaite, R. (Researcher), Muneer, F. (Researcher), Nilsson , E. (Researcher), Guo, Z. (Researcher), Ahlqvist, J. (Administrator) & Peric, S. (Administrator)
MISTRA, Swedish foundation for strategic environmental research
2016/09/01 → 2020/08/31
Project: Research
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