Journal
TECHNOLOGY IN SOCIETY
Volume 65, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.techsoc.2021.101580
Keywords
Technological transitions; Multi-level perspective; Alignment; Pairings; Pesticides; Bioeconomy
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- Agence Nationale de la Recherche [15-CE21-0006-01]
- Fundacao Carlos Chagas Filho de Amparo a Pesquisa do Estado do Rio de Janeiro - Faperj [201.798/2017]
- Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Cientifico e Tecnologico - CNPq [301509/2018-2]
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The study reveals that alignment mechanisms in socio-technical transitions are based on pairings between entities of the same nature, and various types of entities need to be matched for alignment. Understanding these alignment mechanisms can help deepen the analysis of the relationships between incumbent and alternative technologies.
We analyze the alignment mechanisms involved in socio-technical transitions. The multi-level perspective has made the notion of alignment one of the pillars of its analytical framework, but its definition remains rather vague. Using a case study of the development of biological alternatives to agricultural pesticides in Brazil, we show that alignments are based on pairings between entities of the same nature, positioned in the niche and in the regime. The strength of these pairings relies on the coherence of the new sets formed. Several types of entities need to be matched to enable alignments. In this case study, we identify three types of paired entities: technologies, users and their interests, public and private organizations. Understanding these alignment mechanisms is an invitation to deepen the analysis of the relationships between incumbent and alternative technologies in sociotechnical transitions.
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