Proposing a Cultural Evolutionary Perspective for Dedicated Innovation Systems: Bioeconomy Transitions and Beyond

Michael P. Schlaile, Johan Kask, Joe Brewer, Kristina Bogner, Sophie Urmetzer and Annick De Witt

Journal of Innovation Economics, 2022, vol. N° 38, issue 2, 93-118

Abstract: While the Earth system is in overshoot mode with an imminent threat to our social, ecological, and economic systems, cultural evolutionary theory may hold the key to more successfully addressing many of our sustainability challenges. With the aim of illuminating the potential of studying the evolution of a sustainable bioeconomy through a cultural evolutionary lens, this article outlines the contours of a novel research avenue in the form of five propositions. It contributes to current conversations in the literature at the intersection of sustainability transitions, dedicated or mission-oriented innovation systems, and the bioeconomy by raising awareness of the warranted value that a cultural evolutionary perspective has in tackling these grand challenges and addressing how this yet unclaimed potential could be materialized. JEL Codes: B59, E14, E71, H12, O13, O35, Q01, Q50, Z13

Keywords: Bioeconomy; Multi-level Perspective (MLP); Multilevel Selection; Coevolution; Cultural Evolution; Sustainability Transitions; Worldviews (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: B59 E14 E71 H12 O13 O35 Q01 Q50 Z13 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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