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Establishing the regional sustainable developmental role of universities—from the multilevel-perspective (Mlp) and beyond
This article establishes the multilevel perspective (MLP) as one of the main research approaches in transition research to study complex systemic change processes in socio-technical systems at different structural levels. The application of the MLP to the higher education system, especially to conceptualize the transition of universities towards a sustainable (regional) developmental role, is still in its infancy. Through using a descriptive narrative analysis of seminal articles, the results of the four-years cooperation within an expert working group, and own empirical findings, the present paper investigates the suitability of the MLP to study the transition of universities and university systems towards a sustainable developmental role in the regional context. Based on these investiga-tions, three further perspectives (which must be considered for establishing a more comprehensive understanding of the universities’ sustainable developmental role) are identified and conceptualized: (a) The target dimension of sustainable regional development, (b) the role of agency, and (c) the introduction of space and place to multiscalar regional transitions. Based on these perspectives, a future research agenda beyond the MLP is developed. © 2021 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland.
Establishing the regional sustainable developmental role of universities—from the multilevel-perspective (Mlp) and beyond
This article establishes the multilevel perspective (MLP) as one of the main research approaches in transition research to study complex systemic change processes in socio-technical systems at different structural levels. The application of the MLP to the higher education system, especially to conceptualize the transition of universities towards a sustainable (regional) developmental role, is still in its infancy. Through using a descriptive narrative analysis of seminal articles, the results of the four-years cooperation within an expert working group, and own empirical findings, the present paper investigates the suitability of the MLP to study the transition of universities and university systems towards a sustainable developmental role in the regional context. Based on these investiga-tions, three further perspectives (which must be considered for establishing a more comprehensive understanding of the universities’ sustainable developmental role) are identified and conceptualized: (a) The target dimension of sustainable regional development, (b) the role of agency, and (c) the introduction of space and place to multiscalar regional transitions. Based on these perspectives, a future research agenda beyond the MLP is developed. © 2021 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland.
Establishing the regional sustainable developmental role of universities—from the multilevel-perspective (Mlp) and beyond
Radinger-Peer, Verena (author) / Pflitsch, Gesa (author) / Kanning, Helga (author) / Schiller, Daniel (author)
2021-01-01
Sustainability (Switzerland) 13 (2021), Nr. 13 ; Sustainability (Switzerland)
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
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