Transition towards a bioeconomy: Comparison of conditions and institutional work in selected industries

IF 5.7 2区 经济学 Q1 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
Kerstin Wilde , Frans Hermans
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Abstract

Radical innovations aiming for sustainability usually need to transform existing institutions in order to become successful. From a transition perspective, institutional work is one of the actors’ core activities in order to influence the dominant regime. This paper explores how institutional work materialises in an emerging bioeconomy. Our conceptual model shows how an industry's field conditions, combined with the actors’ characteristics, shape the pattern of institutional work. We propose a set of categories for the classification of institutional fields and differentiate three forms of institutional work. Empirical evidence on actor characteristics and institutional work originates from the bioeconomy segments of the chemical, plastic and construction materials industries. Our findings lead to a new field typology: the impact on actors’ institutional work can be conducive, barricading or exhausting. We recommend to question traditional actor classifications and formulate field specific policy measures for an emerging bioeconomy.

向生物经济过渡:选定行业的条件和机构工作比较
旨在实现可持续发展的激进创新通常需要对现有体制进行改革,才能取得成功。从转型的角度来看,体制工作是参与者影响主导体制的核心活动之一。本文探讨了制度工作如何在新兴生物经济中具体化。我们的概念模型展示了一个行业的现场条件如何与参与者的特点相结合,形成制度工作的模式。我们提出了一套制度领域分类方法,并区分了三种制度工作形式。有关行动者特征和机构工作的经验证据来自化工、塑料和建筑材料行业的生物经济领域。我们的研究结果提出了一种新的领域类型学:对行动者制度工作的影响可能是有利的、阻碍的或令人精疲力竭的。我们建议对传统的行为者分类提出质疑,并为新兴的生物经济制定针对具体领域的政策措施。
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Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions
Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions Energy-Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
CiteScore
13.60
自引率
19.40%
发文量
90
审稿时长
56 days
期刊介绍: Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions serves as a platform for reporting studies on innovations and socio-economic transitions aimed at fostering an environmentally sustainable economy, thereby addressing structural resource scarcity and environmental challenges, particularly those associated with fossil energy use and climate change. The journal focuses on various forms of innovation, including technological, organizational, economic, institutional, and political, as well as economy-wide and sectoral changes in areas such as energy, transport, agriculture, and water management. It endeavors to tackle complex questions concerning social, economic, behavioral-psychological, and political barriers and opportunities, along with their intricate interactions. With a multidisciplinary approach and methodological openness, the journal welcomes contributions from a wide array of disciplines within the social, environmental, and innovation sciences.
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