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Frank W. Geels

Researcher at University of Manchester

Publications -  146
Citations -  39646

Frank W. Geels is an academic researcher from University of Manchester. The author has contributed to research in topics: Sociotechnical system & Sustainability. The author has an hindex of 67, co-authored 133 publications receiving 32992 citations. Previous affiliations of Frank W. Geels include University of Sussex & Manchester Institute of Innovation Research.

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Navigating implementation dilemmas in technology-forcing policies: A comparative analysis of accelerated smart meter diffusion in the Netherlands, UK, Norway, and Portugal (2000-2019)

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors investigate two implementation dilemmas that relate to an overarching tension between flexibility (to enable technological learning and stakeholder engagement) and coordinated push (to focus actors and drive deployment): early or late formulation of initial targets, and b) technocratic or emergent-adaptive implementation styles.
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Navigating tensions between rapid and just low-carbon transitions

TL;DR: In this article , the authors argue that research on just transitions and energy justice needs to better attend to the increasingly important trade-offs arising from issues related to speed and acceleration of low-carbon transitions.
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Conflicts between economic and low-carbon reorientation processes: Insights from a contextual analysis of evolving company strategies in the United Kingdom petrochemical industry (1970–2021)

TL;DR: In this article , a longitudinal analysis of the UK petrochemical industry, focusing on changing economic and socio-political environments and company strategies in the last 50 years, is presented.
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Moving beyond opportunity narratives in COVID-19 green recoveries: A comparative analysis of public investment plans in France, Germany, and the United Kingdom

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors make two contributions to the COVID-related green recovery literature, which is dominated by optimistic and speculative opportunity narratives, and suggest that green recovery analyses should focus not only on the opportunities (permissive conditions) created by the crisis, but also on the actions and strategic considerations (productive conditions) and pre-existing contexts (critical antecedents) that shape the exploitation of these opportunities.
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Pathways for sustainability transitions in the electricity sector: Multi-level analysis and empirical illustration

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors analyzed sustainability transitions in the electricity sector using a multi-level perspective on transitions, three transition pathways are briefly elaborated and indications for the consequences for the infrastructure are given.