Determinants of responsible innovation for sustainability transition in a developing country
Contested narratives for transition in the Sri Lankan power sector
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21363722 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Nanthini Nagarajah (0000-0001-5744-3468, Western Norway University of Applied Sciences, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 77 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 35-46 |
| Publication date | 2023-01-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Norsk Geografisk Tidsskrift - Norwegian Journal of Geography (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0029-1951 • E-ISSN: 1502-5292 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00291951.2022.2136108 |
| OpenAlex | W4308587728 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 25 |
Global efforts towards sustainable energy transition remain uneven. Developing countries are embedded in a vulnerable setting requiring rapid but responsible action to meet increasing energy demands due to their specific projected economic and population growth. Consequently, such countries have addressed the challenges of achieving sustainable energy transition differently compared with developed countries with regard to renewable energy development and its governance. Theories of sustainability transition and responsible innovation (RI) have their origin in developed countries, and the application of this Western-centric version has been found incompatible with the contexts of developing countries. The aim of the paper is to explore how contextual understandings of RI are discursively constructed and how such understandings enable or constrain sustainable energy pathways in developing countries. The author draws on empirical evidence relating to the power sector in Sri Lanka and analyses three narratives in play revealed by a qualitative case study. The findings indicate that developing countries must place greater emphasis on aligning technological innovation systems with RI in efforts to achieve sustainability transitions by being vigilant with regard to contextual narratives on RI. The author concludes that prevalent narratives should be regarded as a bridge for linking sustainability transitions to RI
Corporate governance · Developing country · Development economics · Economic growth · Economic system · Economics · Energy transition · Management · Narrative · Political science · Sustainability · Sustainable development · Energy and Environment Impacts · Social Acceptance of Renewable Energy · Sustainability and Climate Change Governance
Socioeconomic Resilience in Sri Lanka
Technological innovation systems and the multi-level perspective
Sustainability transitions in the making
Responsible Innovation and Responsible Research and Innovation
On the nature, function and composition of technological systems
Functions of innovation systems
A Vision of Responsible Research and Innovation
From responsible to responsive innovation
Just transition
From Responsible Research and Innovation to responsibility by design
Responsible innovation across borders
What are we doing here? Analyzing fifteen years of energy scholarship and proposing a social science research agenda
Transferring awareness into action
Green growth and innovation in the Global South
Narrative matters for sustainability
Energy as a geopolitical battleground in Sri Lanka
Technological innovation system and the wider context
Industrial renewal
Expanding Analyses of Path Creation
| Citations per year | 1.33 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2023 - 2026 (4) |
| Highly cited | No |