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Making the most of community energies: three perspectives on grassroots innovation
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posted on 2023-06-09, 00:36 authored by Adrian SmithAdrian Smith, Tom Hargreaves, Sabine Hielscher, Mari MartiskainenMari Martiskainen, Gill SeyfangGrassroots innovations for sustainability are attracting increasing policy attention. Drawing upon a wide range of empirical research into community energy in the UK, and taking recent support from national government as a case study, we apply three distinct analytical perspectives: strategic niche management, niche policy advocacy, and critical niches. Whilst the first and second perspectives appear to explain policy influence in grassroots innovation adequately, each also shuts out more transformational possibilities. We therefore argue that, if grassroots innovation is to realise its full potential, then we need to also pursue a third, critical niches perspective, and open up debate about more socially transformative pathways to sustainability.
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Community Innovation in Sustainable Energy; G0490; EPSRC-ENGINEERING & PHYSICAL SCIENCES RESEARCH COUNCIL; EP/H051139/1
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- Published
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Environment and Planning AISSN
0308-518XPublisher
SAGE PublicationsExternal DOI
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2Volume
48Page range
407-432Department affiliated with
- SPRU - Science Policy Research Unit Publications
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- Yes
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2016-03-18First Open Access (FOA) Date
2016-03-18First Compliant Deposit (FCD) Date
2016-03-18Usage metrics
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