A typology of intermediary organizations and their impact on sustainability transition policies

Johansson Mignon, Ingrid,1983Linköpings universitet,Projekt, innovationer och entreprenörskap,Tekniska fakulteten,Chalmers University, Sweden (författare)

Funding agencies: Swedish Energy Agency [40642-1]; Formas (The Swedish Research Council for Environment, Agricultural Sciences and Spatial Planning) through ECO-INOVERA; European Unions
Sustainability transitions encompass changes in existing socio-technological systems. In this context, scholars have emphasized the roles that intermediaries can play for sustainability transition. However, in the literature, the organizations or actors considered to act as intermediaries are very diverse and the concept of intermediary is used interchangeably between contexts. There is a risk that policy makers face difficulties understanding differences among intermediaries and consequently use some intermediaries for unfitting purposes. In this article, we propose to identify the similarities and differences among intermediaries, which are relevant for policy design for sustainability transitions. We base our comparison on three main characteristics: intermediaries' source of funding, their scope of action and the target recipients of their services. Our analysis indicates that these differences have an impact on intermediaries' short-term or long-term orientation, actor-level or system-level focus, and demand-side or supply-side target. We end the article by discussing the implications for policy design.

Kanda, Wisdom,1985-Linköpings universitet,Industriell miljöteknik,Tekniska fakulteten(Swepub:liu)wiska63 (författare)
Linköpings universitetProjekt, innovationer och entreprenörskap (creator_code:org_t)

Ingår i:Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions: Elsevier BV29, s. 100-1132210-42242210-4232

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