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| Originalsprache | Englisch |
|---|---|
| Aufsatznummer | 6987 |
| Fachzeitschrift | Sustainability (Switzerland) |
| Jahrgang | 13 |
| Ausgabenummer | 13 |
| Publikationsstatus | Veröffentlicht - 22 Juni 2021 |
Abstract
This article establishes the multilevel perspective (MLP) as one of the main research approaches in transition research to study complex systemic change processes in socio-technical systems at different structural levels. The application of the MLP to the higher education system, especially to conceptualize the transition of universities towards a sustainable (regional) developmental role, is still in its infancy. Through using a descriptive narrative analysis of seminal articles, the results of the four-years cooperation within an expert working group, and own empirical findings, the present paper investigates the suitability of the MLP to study the transition of universities and university systems towards a sustainable developmental role in the regional context. Based on these investiga-tions, three further perspectives (which must be considered for establishing a more comprehensive understanding of the universities’ sustainable developmental role) are identified and conceptualized: (a) The target dimension of sustainable regional development, (b) the role of agency, and (c) the introduction of space and place to multiscalar regional transitions. Based on these perspectives, a future research agenda beyond the MLP is developed.
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- Sozialwissenschaften (insg.)
- Geografie, Planung und Entwicklung
- Energie (insg.)
- Erneuerbare Energien, Nachhaltigkeit und Umwelt
- Umweltwissenschaften (insg.)
- Umweltwissenschaften (sonstige)
- Energie (insg.)
- Energieanlagenbau und Kraftwerkstechnik
- Umweltwissenschaften (insg.)
- Management, Monitoring, Politik und Recht
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in: Sustainability (Switzerland), Jahrgang 13, Nr. 13, 6987, 22.06.2021.
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T1 - Establishing the regional sustainable developmental role of universities
T2 - From the multilevel-perspective (Mlp) and beyond
AU - Radinger-Peer, Verena
AU - Pflitsch, Gesa
AU - Kanning, Helga
AU - Schiller, Daniel
N1 - Funding Information: Funding: This research was partially funded by the Austrian Science Fund FWF, grant number T761-G21.
PY - 2021/6/22
Y1 - 2021/6/22
N2 - This article establishes the multilevel perspective (MLP) as one of the main research approaches in transition research to study complex systemic change processes in socio-technical systems at different structural levels. The application of the MLP to the higher education system, especially to conceptualize the transition of universities towards a sustainable (regional) developmental role, is still in its infancy. Through using a descriptive narrative analysis of seminal articles, the results of the four-years cooperation within an expert working group, and own empirical findings, the present paper investigates the suitability of the MLP to study the transition of universities and university systems towards a sustainable developmental role in the regional context. Based on these investiga-tions, three further perspectives (which must be considered for establishing a more comprehensive understanding of the universities’ sustainable developmental role) are identified and conceptualized: (a) The target dimension of sustainable regional development, (b) the role of agency, and (c) the introduction of space and place to multiscalar regional transitions. Based on these perspectives, a future research agenda beyond the MLP is developed.
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KW - Multilevel perspective
KW - Place and space
KW - Regional sustainable development
KW - Sustainable developmental role
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DO - 10.3390/su13136987
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