Frank Geels

Summary

Transition researcher, author of the 2026 multi-level perspective overview and co-author with Johan Schot of the 2007 transition pathways paper.

Implications for practice

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Key distinctions

• source account vs editorial application
• single-system change vs cross-system rules

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Connections to practice

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Common confusions

• Treating transition levels as VSM systems or organisational ranks.

Further checks

• Independent expert review and further empirical comparison remain open.

Recorded connections

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• Typology of sociotechnical transition pathways (2007) authored by Frank Geels

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  • Typology of Sociotechnical Transition Pathways (source scoped research pass)

Claims and disputes

• Authorship of this named publication only; no general lineage or priority claim.

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  Supporting sources

  • Typology of Sociotechnical Transition Pathways (source scoped research pass)

Sources and passage locators

• The Multi-level Perspective on Sustainability Transitions (source scoped research pass)
• Typology of Sociotechnical Transition Pathways (source scoped research pass)

• Typology of Sociotechnical Transition Pathways: Citation · research pass needs editor

Cite this entry

Taylor, B. P. (2026). Frank Geels. The Necessary Tangle, release 0.35. https://transduction.systems/entries/person_frank_geels/

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