Putting the power in ‘socio-technical regimes’ – e-mobility transition in China as political process

Tyfield, David (2014) Putting the power in ‘socio-technical regimes’ – e-mobility transition in China as political process. Mobilities, 9 (4). pp. 585-603. ISSN 1745-0101

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Abstract

A mobility low-carbon transition is a key issue both socially and for mobilities research. The multi-level perspective (MLP) is justifiably a leading approach in such research, with important connections to high-profile socio-technical systemic analyses within the mobilities paradigm. The paper explores the key contributions that a Foucauldian-inspired cultural political economy (CPE) offers, going beyond central problems with the MLP, specifically regarding: a productive concept of power that affords analysis of the qualitatively novel and dynamic process of transition; and the incorporation of the exogenous ‘landscape’ into the analysis. This move thus resonates with growing calls for attention to power dynamics in mobilities research and a ‘structural’ turn. In making this case, we deploy the key case study of contemporary efforts towards mobility transition in China. This not only sets out more starkly the importance of MLP’s gaps but also provides an empirical case to illustrate, albeit in the form of informed speculation, possible routes to low-carbon urban mobility transition and the inseparability from broader qualitative power transitions at multiple scales, including the global.

Item Type:
Journal Article
Journal or Publication Title:
Mobilities
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The final, definitive version of this article has been published in the Journal, Mobilities, 9 (4), 2014, © Informa Plc
Uncontrolled Keywords:
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Subjects:
?? chinaautomobilitysystem transitionelectric vehiclesfoucaultliberalismdemographysociology and political sciencegeography, planning and development ??
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73409
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Deposited On:
09 Apr 2015 08:47
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Yes
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Published
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