Späth, P., Rohracher, H., and von Radecki, A., 2016. Incumbent actors as niche agents: the German car industry and the taming of the “Stuttgart E-mobility region”. Sustainability, 8 (3), 252. doi:10.3390/su8030252 I read this for more on the "how incumbents behave" question, and it didn't disappoint. As folks (including in articles I've read this month)... Continue Reading →
“Global climate policy and deep decarbonization of energy-intensive industries” – article 5 of 10…
So, here's another - am now halfway through my reading goal, with 10 days left to read 5 more papers... Max Åhman, Lars J. Nilsson & Bengt Johansson (2017) Global climate policy and deep decarbonization of energy-intensive industries, Climate Policy, 17:5, 634-649, As they say "The aim of this study is to analyse how the global climate... Continue Reading →
4 dimensional chess: “Technological innovation systems in contexts: Conceptualizing contextual structures and interaction dynamics”
Yikes. I just ain't ever gonna be this smart. I mean, I can see how it's done, like watching Roger Federer play tennis. You can understand the commentators explaining. But to actually DO it? Yeah, good luck with that. Oh well. Fortunately though, to collect a pay check, I am not going to have to... Continue Reading →
Keeping the balls in the air, literally
For the last three months I have been teaching myself to juggle. Extremely soothing, when you are "in the flow." I would not have got anywhere without the great "Taylor tries" videos, which, if you want to learn to juggle, you should definitely check out. I've got a bunch of the three ball basics -... Continue Reading →
Nicely done- “The continuing failure of UK climate change mitigation policy” (article 3 of 10)
So, full disclosure, I know the author of this piece, and mostly get on with him (we disagree over the likely effectiveness of Extinction Rebellion, but so what). The piece is good. It "focuses on the UK government’s policies on mitigation. It evaluates the shifts in approach to climate change since 1992, lists the various... Continue Reading →
“Green ideology: A discursive reading”
Another one of non-specific/instrumentalist "use" to my overarching project. I came to this - Stavrakakis, Y. (1997). Green ideology: A discursive reading. Journal of Political Ideologies, 2, 259–279 via the fab paper on BP and hegemonisation I read a little while ago. In it Stavrakakis uses some Lacan (really not my cup of tea) and... Continue Reading →
Brilliant! “Process studies of change in organization and management: Unveiling temporality, activity and flow”
First of ten blog posts about academic articles I plan to read before 31st October. In the unlikely event I am ever writing the introduction to a special issue of a highly prestigious academic journal, I know where to come for an example to crib. These guys knocked it out of the park Langley, A.,... Continue Reading →
What I learned by reading 20* academic articles in 17 days…
This morning I finished reading - and blogging about - twenty academic articles around the questions on UK climate policy and (industrial) decarbonisation. The asterisk in the title is because one of them turned out to be a short intro to a section in a journal, and described (very ably) the articles therein. But all... Continue Reading →
Article 20 of 20 – “The green state and industrial decarbonnisation”
Another excellent read in what is CLEARLY the best journal, or at least, the one with the most brilliant, charismatic and downright amazing social media editor... Hildingsson, R., Annica Kronsell & Jamil Khan (2019) The green state and industrial decarbonnisation, Environmental Politics, 28:5, 909-928, DOI: 10.1080/09644016.2018.1488484 And the abstract is This is absolutely FULL of the kind... Continue Reading →
Article 18 of 20 – “Fueling Climate (In)Action: How organizations engage in hegemonization to avoid transformational action on climate change”
Another corker! BP has turned up already in my 20 articles reading (see Nye and Owens 2008)- where it was leading the charge against a climate change levy). And they've been up to their necks in pushing "personal carbon footprints." In this Ferns, G. Kenneth Amaeshi 2019. Fueling Climate (In)Action: How organizations engage in hegemonization... Continue Reading →