Studying sustainability transitions in welfare states. A research agenda for Japan and the Netherlands

J Wittmayer, K Holscher, N Frantzeskaki, D Loorbach, H Shiroyama, K Ohta, PJ Beers, B Bos, E Cuppen, J Grin, S Hotta, S Kajiki, M Matsuura, S Mizugushi, A Mori, Rob Raven, Y Yamaguchi, M Yarime

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Abstract

While traditional welfare states ‘retreat’, raising fundamental questions about social equity and actors’ responsibilities, pressing sustainability problems remain unaddressed. In the course of a joint seminar, some 20 scholars from the
Netherlands and Japan exchanged experiences and insights on studying welfare states from a transitions perspective. This resulted in a joint research agenda that introduces three entry points for researching sustainability transitions in/of welfare states: demystifying ‘context’, the role(s) of agency, and dynamics of and in
welfare states.
Original languageEnglish
PublisherDRIFT
Number of pages32
Publication statusPublished - Oct 2014

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