TY - JOUR
T1 - Incorporating insights from global production network and value chain research into the sustainability transitions field
AU - Hunt, Oliver Bugge
AU - Marslev, Kristoffer
AU - Steen, Markus
AU - Hansen, Teis
AU - Hansen, Ulrich Elmer
PY - 2026
Y1 - 2026
N2 - The sustainability transitions (ST) field has benefited from the integration of theories and insights from various fields. In this perspective, we argue that the time is ripe to consider how insights from global production network (GPN) and global value chain (GVC) research can contribute to a new understanding and explanation of complex and multi-scalar transition processes and outcomes. With a modular theory building point of departure, we discuss three ST research areas in which elements from GPN/GVC’s meso‑level analytical toolkit can be integrated: industrial transformation, multi-system interactions, and just transitions.
AB - The sustainability transitions (ST) field has benefited from the integration of theories and insights from various fields. In this perspective, we argue that the time is ripe to consider how insights from global production network (GPN) and global value chain (GVC) research can contribute to a new understanding and explanation of complex and multi-scalar transition processes and outcomes. With a modular theory building point of departure, we discuss three ST research areas in which elements from GPN/GVC’s meso‑level analytical toolkit can be integrated: industrial transformation, multi-system interactions, and just transitions.
U2 - 10.1016/j.eist.2025.101094
DO - 10.1016/j.eist.2025.101094
M3 - Journal article
SN - 2210-4224
VL - 59
JO - Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions
JF - Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions
M1 - 101094
ER -