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| Loorbach, Derk; DRIFT, Erasmus University, Rotterdam; loorbach@drift.eur.nl; Avelino, Flor; DRIFT, Erasmus University, Rotterdam; avelino@drift.eur.nl; Haxeltine, Alex; School of Environmental Sciences, University of East Anglia, UK; alex.haxeltine@uea.ac.uk; Wittmayer, Julia M.; DRIFT, Erasmus University, Rotterdam; wittmayer@drift.eur.nl; O'Riordan, Tim; School of Environmental Sciences, University of East Anglia, UK; t.oriordan@uea.ac.uk; Weaver, Paul; ICIS, Maastricht University, NL; LUCSUS, Lund University, Sweden; paul.weaver@maastrichtuniversity.nl. |
| Continuing economic turbulence has fuelled debates about social and political reform as much as it has stimulated actions and initiatives aimed at a more fundamental transition of dominant economic systems. This paper takes a transition perspective to explore, from a Western European viewpoint, how the economic crisis is actually viewed through a variety of interpretations and responded to through a range of practices. We argue that framing societal phenomena such as the economic crisis as "symptoms of transition" through alternative narratives and actions can give rise to the potential for (seemingly) short-term pressures to become game changers. Game changers are then defined as the combination of: specific events, the subsequent or parallel framing of... |
| Tipo: Peer-Reviewed Reports |
Palavras-chave: Economic crisis; Game changers; Narratives of change; Practices of change. |
| Ano: 2016 |
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