An institutional approach to socioecological. agency, structure and evolutionary political economy

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1 An institutional approach to socioecological transformation: agency, structure and evolutionary political economy Annika R. Scharbert, Sigrid Stagl and Manuel Wäckerle Department of Socioeconomics Institute for Ecological Economics Vienna University of Economics and Business (WU) Arbeiterkammer Wien The Future of Capitalism 24. & 25. September 2014

2 Rockstrom et al Multiple Crises - biophysical limits -

3 Hoekstra and Wiedmann 2014 Multiple Crises - biophysical limits -

4 kateraworth.com Multiple Crises - social limits -

5 Role of power and knowledge Who? How? What? steps-centre.org

6 Systemic Terminologies 1/3 socio-technical transitions business as an arena of innovation strategic niche management Socio-technical landscape Sociotechnical regime Markets, user preferences Industry Policy Technology Science Culture Landscape developments put pressure on existing regime, which opens up, creating windows of opportunity for novelties Socio-technical regime is dynamically stable. On different dimensions there are ongoing processes New socio-technical regime influences landscape New configuration breaks through, taking advantage of windows of opportunity. Adjustments occur in socio-technical regime. Elements are gradually linked together, and stabilise in a dominant design. Internal momentum increases. Geels 2002 Technological niches Learning processes take place on multiple dimensions. Different elements are gradually linked together in a seamless web. Time

7 Systemic Terminologies 2/3 socio-economic transitions green growth green capitalism reframing of BAU, because institutions remain the same future of Green New Deal? UNEP.org

8 Systemic Terminologies 3/3 planetary system and human societies co-evolve transition logic is not a dynamic concept theoretical proposal: socio-ecological transformation ecological evolutionary thought complexity dynamic theory of institutional change and political economy

9 Margulis 1998 An evolutionary ontology - a symbiotic understanding -

10 Linking evolution, power and agency institutions are governed social structures multi-level governance specific mode of governance leads to specific mode of social learning dynamic concept of societal change: enable institutionalization via radical democratization move beyond state-centred approach foster deliberative processes, avoid eco-dictatorship co-evolution of social structures with habits, rules, decision heuristics and social practices locate these dispositions within current power regimes symbiosis of social and biological eco-systems move beyond dichotomy of nature-culture dualism Necessary for ecological societal approach

11 Future Research stimulate and motivate socio-ecological transformation with following methodologies Understand social learning empirical field analysis ethnographic studies e.g. analyse governance practices Simulate Transformations complex adaptive systems, agent-based approach e.g. analyse endogenous policy-making

12 Thank you! Institute for Ecological Economics Welthandelsplatz 1, 1020 Vienna, Austria Annika R. Scharbert, MSc T annika.scharbert@wu.ac.at 12 FUßZEILE