Embracing the Political in Technology and Transition Studies: A Response to Philip Vergragt and Bram Bos

作者：Paredis Erik^*

来源：Foundations of Science, 2013, 18(2): 373-377.

DOI：10.1007/s10699-012-9308-5

• Sustainability transitions
• Transition research
• Concepts of technology
• Interpretations of sustainable development

This article is a short reaction to the comments of Vergragt (Found Sci, 2012) and Bos (Found Sci, 2012) on my article %26quot;Sustainability transition and the nature of technology%26quot; (Paredis in Found Sci 16(2-3):195-225, Paredis 2011). I start by situating current transition research in the sustainability debate. The relation between the two is simultaneously specific and vague: specific about processes at work during transitions, vague about the content and direction of the change. I then move on to a discussion of how a better conceptualisation of technology could strengthen the transition framework. I want to thank the two reviewers for their critical remarks, that stimulated me to better explain my position.

• 出版日期2013-6