Main Conference Theme “Governance in an Era of Change – Making Sustainability Transitions Happen”

European Parliament has declared a climate emergency, following a number of countries and local communities worldwide. Proposals for a “Green New Deal” have been advanced on both sides of the Atlantic, seeking broad-based support. Calls for “just transitions for all” constitute an integral part of the Paris Agenda and the Green Deal proposed by the President of the European Commission. These and other recent developments create the impression that there is a growing realization of the necessity of immediate and profound systemic change, in order to tackle the manifold global crises of our times. However, business-as-usual and one-size-fits-all approaches won’t be successful in providing the most effective and suitable multi-level and place-based actions, policies and governance approaches that will substantially boost transitions in this respect.

The IST2020 program will be made up of diverse contributions, organized to stimulate debate around the conference theme and the STRN research agenda. Submissions should explicitly relate to one or more of the following conference tracks:

1. Conference Track: Governance in an Era of Change. Making Sustainability Transitions Happen
2. Understanding Transitions – Theoretical contributions to transition frameworks
3. Power, Agency, and Politics in Transitions
4. Civil Society, Culture, and Social Movements in Transitions
5. Organizations and Industries in Sustainability Transitions
6. Transitions in Practice and Everyday Life
7. Geography of Transitions: Spaces, Scales, Places
8. Ethical Aspects of Transitions: Distribution, Justice, Poverty
9. Methodologies for Transitions Research