Theorizing power in transition studies: The role of creativity and novel practices in structural change

Policy Sciences

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 257-275

  Hoffman, Jesse ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Creativity; Materiality; Power; Practice; Temporality; Transitions

Indexed keywords

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; POWER RELATIONS; SOCIAL THEORY; WIND POWER;

DENMARK;

EID: 84884144039     PISSN: 00322687     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11077-013-9173-2     Document Type: Article

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