Sabine Hielscher, Gill Seyfang and Adrian Smith from the CISE project have a chapter in a new book on Innovations in Sustainable Consumption. Hielscher, S., Seyfang, G. and Smith, A. (2013) ‘Grassroots Innovations for Sustainable Energy: Exploring niche development processes among community energy initiatives’ in Cohen, M., Brown, H. and Vergragt, P. (eds)Innovations in Sustainable … Continue reading »
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Grassroots innovations study produces prize-winning paper
Academics from the University of East Anglia’s research group 3S (Science, Society and Sustainability) have won a prize for their paper on the role of the Transition Towns network in the shift to more sustainable energy systems. The British Sociological Association’s Climate Change Study Group awarded the paper joint-second prize in its 2012 competition for … Continue reading »
Working Paper: Grassroots Innovations for Sustainability: a niche analysis of community currencies
A new working paper presents a niche analysis of community currencies for sustainability. Over the last decade, the nascent field of Sustainability Transitions has sought to explain the conditions under which technological innovations can diffuse and disrupt existing socio-technical systems through the successful scaling up of experimental ‘niches’. Building on this pioneering work, recent … Continue reading »
Journal article: creating spaces for sustainable innovation
International Workshop on Grassroots Innovations for Sustainability
“Community food projects are not about food, and community energy projects are not about energy” was one of the conclusions from an international workshop of experts on ‘grassroots innovations’. These are initiatives which aim to promote sustainable development from the bottom up, and commonly have broad objectives including community-building and social inclusion, as well as … Continue reading »
Book chapter: Civil society in sustainable energy transitions
How does civil society feature in wide-scale transformation processes to socio-technical systems like energy? In this book chapter, Adrian Smith explors ways of addressing this question by drawing upon concepts and frameworks from literatures on civil society, social movements, and socio-technical transitions. Whilst it is clear civil society is always involved, and in important ways, … Continue reading »
2012 Grassroots Innovations Academic Workshop
Grassroots Innovations for Sustainability: A Research Workshop Aim: critical reflection, analytical consolidation and developing research agendas 16-18th May 2012 at the University of Sussex, Brighton, UK. News story Organised by Adrian Smith (SPRU at University of Sussex) and Gill Seyfang (3S at University of East Anglia). Until recently, the potential role of grassroots innovations in offering … Continue reading »
Journal paper: Grassroots Innovations for Sustainable Development
Seyfang, G. and Smith, A. (2007) ‘Grassroots Innovations for Sustainable Development: Towards a new research and policy agenda’ in Environmental Politics 16(4) pp.584-683 Innovation and community action are two important strands for sustainable development. Yet they have not hitherto been linked. Community action is a neglected, but potentially important, site of innovative activity. Bridging this divide … Continue reading »
Journal paper: Translating Sustainabilities Between Green Niches and Socio-Technical Regimes
Smith, A. (2007) ‘Translating Sustainabilities Between Green Niches and Socio-Technical Regimes’ Technology Analysis and Strategic Management 19(4) pp.427-450 A role for green niches has risen to prominence in the environment and innovation literature. The role of idealistic enthusiasts in the creation of sustainability initiatives in niches is widely recognized.The importance of tensions in incumbent socio-technical regimes is acknowledged to provide … Continue reading »
Book chapter: Niche-based Approaches to Sustainable Development
Smith, A. (2006) ‘Niche-Based Approaches To Sustainable Development: Radical activists versus strategic managers’ Chapter in the book Sustainability and Reflexive Governance edited by Dierk Bauknecht, René Kemp and Jan-Peter Voss, 2006, (Edward Elgar, Camberley) Smith 2006 – reflexive governance book chapter_1
