TY - JOUR
T1 - Transforming mobility
T2 - the Dutch smart mobility policy as an example of a transformative STI policy
AU - Salas Girones, Edgar
AU - van Est, Rinie
AU - Verbong, Geert
PY - 2019/12
Y1 - 2019/12
N2 - The recent orientation toward societal challenges in Science, Technology, and Innovation (STI) policies has exposed the limitations of contemporary governance to deal with these endeavors. For this reason, it has been urged a shift toward the so-called ‘transformative change’ approach, drawn from socio-technical transitions literature. This research suggests that this approach can be considered an emerging policy paradigm, and studies the implications of its adoption in STI policy. For doing so, we developed a conceptual framework based on policy sciences and STI policy literature, and used to study a policy resembling this societal challenge orientation: the Dutch smart mobility policy. Our case study suggests that the transformative change approach can be considered a new paradigm in STI policy, as novel theories, approaches, and mechanisms are being used to govern this policy. This research contributes to a better understanding of transformative approaches, by empirically looking the changing role of governance in societal challenge-led STI policies.
AB - The recent orientation toward societal challenges in Science, Technology, and Innovation (STI) policies has exposed the limitations of contemporary governance to deal with these endeavors. For this reason, it has been urged a shift toward the so-called ‘transformative change’ approach, drawn from socio-technical transitions literature. This research suggests that this approach can be considered an emerging policy paradigm, and studies the implications of its adoption in STI policy. For doing so, we developed a conceptual framework based on policy sciences and STI policy literature, and used to study a policy resembling this societal challenge orientation: the Dutch smart mobility policy. Our case study suggests that the transformative change approach can be considered a new paradigm in STI policy, as novel theories, approaches, and mechanisms are being used to govern this policy. This research contributes to a better understanding of transformative approaches, by empirically looking the changing role of governance in societal challenge-led STI policies.
KW - STI policy
KW - paradigm shift
KW - policy paradigms
KW - smart mobility
KW - societal challenges
KW - transformative change
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85076582160&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1093/scipol/scz032
DO - 10.1093/scipol/scz032
M3 - Article
SN - 0302-3427
VL - 46
SP - 820
EP - 833
JO - Science and Public Policy
JF - Science and Public Policy
IS - 6
M1 - scz032
ER -