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dc.contributor.authorGeels, Frank W.
dc.contributor.authorSareen, Siddharth
dc.contributor.authorHook, Andrew
dc.contributor.authorSovacool, Benjamin K.
dc.date.accessioned2021-08-20T11:17:03Z
dc.date.available2021-08-20T11:17:03Z
dc.date.created2021-08-18T18:47:44Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.identifier.issn0048-7333
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11250/2770567
dc.description.abstractThis paper addresses the implementation of technology-forcing policies in open-ended diffusion processes that involve companies and regulators as well as consumers and civil society actors. Mobilising insights from the societal embedding of technology framework and policy steering theories, we 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): a) early or late formulation of initial targets, and b) technocratic or emergent-adaptive implementation styles. We investigate these dilemmas with four comparative case studies of smart electricity meters between 2000 to 2019, which diffused rapidly in the Netherlands, Norway, and Portugal, but decelerated in the UK. We relate these differences to policy choices, and identify two patterns for successful implementation of technology-forcing policies: a) start with early targets and a technocratic style, but make adjustments if there are substantial protests or technical problems, and b) start with an emergent-adaptive style and formulate and enforce targets later, once technical and social stabilisation has occurred.en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherElsevieren_US
dc.rightsNavngivelse 4.0 Internasjonal*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.no*
dc.titleNavigating implementation dilemmas in technology-forcing policies: A comparative analysis of accelerated smart meter diffusion in the Netherlands, UK, Norway, and Portugal (2000-2019)en_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
dc.typePeer revieweden_US
dc.description.versionpublishedVersionen_US
dc.rights.holderCopyright 2021 The Authorsen_US
dc.source.articlenumber104272en_US
cristin.ispublishedtrue
cristin.fulltextoriginal
cristin.qualitycode2
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.respol.2021.104272
dc.identifier.cristin1927077
dc.source.journalResearch Policyen_US
dc.identifier.citationResearch Policy. 2021, 50(7), 104272en_US
dc.source.volume50en_US
dc.source.issue7en_US


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