Environmental #IST2015 – of ‘sustainability transitions’ and (beyond) the ivory tower

There's nowt as practical as a good theory, as we sometimes say up north. If true, this would make the University of Sussex one of the most practical places in the world about now. The sixth International Sustainability Transitions' (IST) conference (the main event of this network) is taking place over 3 and a half... Continue Reading →

August 27, 2015 0

The game is the “Game” … and the “family resemblance concept”

Read a corking paper a coupla days ago, called “A dynamic conceptualization of power for sustainability research.” Definitely one that – despite being clearly written – that I will need to return to. For now, though, this quote from the first page... "… however, power is not so much an ‘essentially contested concept’ but rather... Continue Reading →

May 4, 2015 0