1. 1rst European Conference on Sustainability Transitions “Dynamics and governance of transitions to sustainability” 4-6 June 2008, Amsterdam, The Netherlands Debating Transition GovernanceGovernance of transition dynamics vs dynamics of transition management Niki Frantzeskaki & Derk Loorbach Erasmus University Rotterdam TU Delft
6. Oxymoron “An oxymoron is a figure of speech that combines two normally contradictory terms. What distinguishes them (…) is that they are used intentionally, for rhetoric effect and the contradiction is only apparent, as the combination of terms provides a novel expression of some concept.” DG Research, EU, 2009. 3
8. Coordinated Emergence Coordination in form of collective discussions (transition arena) that strive to create the conditions for innovations in niches (emergence) PROPOSITION 5
9. EVOLUTIONARY REVOLUTION Evolution as a process of continuous adaptation, mutation and selection versus Revolution as a drastic non-directional change OPPOSITION 6
10. EVOLUTIONARY REVOLUTION Time scale issue! Short-term incremental changes (evolution) that on the long-term they yield a fundamental change of the system (revolution) 7 PROPOSITION
12. DELIBERATIVE STEERING Different direction of intervention in different phases! Vision & Agenda formation: Bottom-up process Institutionalization of vision’s elements: Top-down 9 PROPOSITION
13. SHORT-TERM ENVISIONING Actions versus Visions Actions as short-term purposeful interventions vs Visions as feasible desirable futures OPPOSITION 10
18. Open ParticipationTransition narrative PROPOSITION Sustainability criteria Domains for change (transition images) Arena Group Arena Group Area of direct influence
19. SELECTIVE PARTICIPATION TM TOOL: TRANSITION ARENA Small group to have large impact (amplifier effect) 14 PROPOSITION Arena Group Area of direct influence Area of indirect influence
20. UNDEFINED EXPERIMENTS Experiment: test in controlled conditions to test or examine a relation / function Policy experiments or pilots as tools for evidence about policy effectiveness OPPOSITION 15
21. UNDEFINED EXPERIMENTS Transition experiments are multi-functional: Investigation of structure Develop knowledge Engage actors Co-produce new practices The process of experimenting is critical and not the outcome of the experiment! 16 TM TOOL: TRANSITION EXPERIMENTS PROPOSITION
22. Debating towards an understanding for governance of transitions Communication of transition dynamics and transition management research streams Further research on the transition tools and for new transition tools Internationalization of transition approach 17