The politics of directionality in innovation policy through the lens of policy process frameworks

Sabine de Graaff, Iris Wanzenböck and Koen Frenken

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Abstract: Different interpretations of ‘directionality’ in innovation policy and sustainability transitions literatures suggest the need for distinguishing between actors ‘giving direction’ contributing to transformative change, and ‘systemic directionality’ as a feature of transformative change required to address urgent societal challenges. In a first step towards bridging these understandings, we emphasize the process-oriented and political nature of directionality, and mobilize political theory to conceptualize the politics of directionality. The questions:‘who gives which direction, where, how, when and why’ are employed to discuss the politics of directionality in an integrative literature review of five policy process frameworks: Multiple Streams Framework (MSF), Punctuated Equilibrium Theory (PET), Policy Feedback Theory (PFT), Advocacy Coalition Framework (ACF) and the Narrative Policy Framework (NPF). We present a conceptual framework integrating insights from policy process frameworks for conceptualizing the politics of directionality as involving both actors giving direction and the systemic directionality of transformative change.

Date: 2023-11-16
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