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DOI	10.1016/j.erss.2023.102954
	Industrializing theories: A thematic analysis of conceptual frameworks and typologies for industrial sociotechnical change in a low-carbon future
	Sovacool, Benjamin K.; Iskandarova, Marfuga; Hall, Jeremy
发表日期	2023
ISSN	2214-6296
EISSN	2214-6326
卷号	97
英文摘要	Decarbonizing industry represents a critical challenge, requiring massive technology up-scaling, accelerated investment, and substantial science-supported policy changes. Such broad challenges call for inputs from diverse disciplinary perspectives. In this paper we identify, analyze and synthesize theories and conceptual frameworks shaping industrial decarbonization research, with the aim of exploring those most relevant for understanding industrial sociotechnical change in a low-carbon future. We draw from an expert-guided process covering 71 years of academic literature to present 88 distinct theories connected to industrial decarbonization and change. Based on an expert review, a literature review, and thematic analysis, we identify eight families of perspectives: theories of sociotechnical transitions, innovation and diffusion, social equity and acceptance, space place and geography, organizational behavior and management, politics and governance, risk and communication, and industrial ecology and sociology. We analyze these theories in terms of their 'fit' to the topic of industrial decarbonization, with 25 theories identified as being core. The second part of the study delves more deeply into typologies of underlying focus, theoretical emphasis, scale and unit of analysis, temporality, and theoretical crossovers. We conclude with implications for synthesis and lacuna in theory selection. In doing so, we seek to broaden conceptual debates that often risk being narrowly discussed in silos, missing opportunities from cross-disciplinary pollination. We provide a toolkit for researchers to utilize when studying industrial decarbonization, decline, and change. We also offer strategies for ordering, selecting, and synthesizing diverse theoretical options.
英文关键词	Industrial decarbonization; Net-zero; Sustainability transitions; Sociotechnical change; Conceptual frameworks; Theory
语种	英语
WOS研究方向	Environmental Studies
WOS类目	Social Science Citation Index (SSCI)
WOS记录号	WOS:000963982100001
来源期刊	ENERGY RESEARCH & SOCIAL SCIENCE
文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://gcip.llas.ac.cn/handle/2XKMVOVA/281296
作者单位	Aarhus University; Boston University
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Sovacool, Benjamin K.,Iskandarova, Marfuga,Hall, Jeremy. Industrializing theories: A thematic analysis of conceptual frameworks and typologies for industrial sociotechnical change in a low-carbon future[J],2023,97.
APA	Sovacool, Benjamin K.,Iskandarova, Marfuga,&Hall, Jeremy.(2023).Industrializing theories: A thematic analysis of conceptual frameworks and typologies for industrial sociotechnical change in a low-carbon future.ENERGY RESEARCH & SOCIAL SCIENCE,97.
MLA	Sovacool, Benjamin K.,et al."Industrializing theories: A thematic analysis of conceptual frameworks and typologies for industrial sociotechnical change in a low-carbon future".ENERGY RESEARCH & SOCIAL SCIENCE 97(2023).