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Comparing technological hype cycles: Towards a theory by van Lente, Harro, Spitters, Charlotte, Peine, Alexander

“…The notion of ‘hype’ is widely used and represents a tempting way to characterize developments in technological fields. The term appears in business as well as…”
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Re-thinking new knowledge production: A literature review and a research agenda by Hessels, Laurens K., van Lente, Harro

“…This paper offers a systematic reflection on the Gibbons–Nowotny notion of ‘Mode 2 knowledge production’. We review its reception in scientific literature and…”
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Arenas of expectations for hydrogen technologies by Bakker, Sjoerd, Van Lente, Harro, Meeus, Marius

“…Technological development is often described as an evolutionary process of variation, selection and retention. Different technologies are seen as variations,…”
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The sociology of expectations in science and technology by Borup, Mads, Brown, Nik, Konrad, Kornelia, Van Lente, Harro

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What Is Sustainable Technology?: Perceptions, Paradoxes and Possibilities by Mulder, Karel, Ferrer, Didac, Lente, Harro van

“…Technology has played an significant role in creating sustainability problems that we now face; but it will also play an important role in resolving them. But…”
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Innovation, Demand, and Responsibility: Some Fundamental Questions About Health Systems Comment on "What Health System Challenges Should Responsible Innovation in Health Address? Insights From an International Scoping Review" by van Lente, Harro

“…In this commentary on the exercise of Lehoux et al (this volume) I argue that in discussions on the current challenges of health systems, a better diagnosis of…”
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Competition in a technological niche: the cars of the future by Bakker, Sjoerd, van Lente, Harro, Engels, Remko

“…The notion of 'niche' has proved to be useful to account for the emergence of radical innovations. Most studies, however, deal with the development of single…”
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Navigating foresight in a sea of expectations: lessons from the sociology of expectations by van Lente, Harro

“…Foresight can be described as the articulation of possible futures. It has a range of applications and is used with different methods, for different objectives…”
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Risk analysis and technology assessment in support of technology development: Putting responsible innovation in practice in a case study for nanotechnology by van Wezel, Annemarie P, van Lente, Harro, van de Sandt, Johannes JM, Bouwmeester, Hans, Vandeberg, Rens LJ, Sips, Adrienne JAM

“…ABSTRACT Governments invest in “key enabling technologies,” such as nanotechnology, to solve societal challenges and boost the economy. At the same time,…”
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Exploring the Dynamics of Technological Decline through the History of a Soviet Computer “Ural” (1955-1990) by Koretsky, Zahar, Zeiss, Ragna, van Lente, Harro

“…Literature on technological decline and related concepts is growing. We aim to advance theorizations of the dynamics of technological decline by mobilizing the…”
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Challenging obduracy: How local communities transform the energy system by Schoor, Tineke van der, Lente, Harro van, Scholtens, Bert, Peine, Alexander

“…•New energy movement challenges present governance of energy system.•Sustainability and strengthening regional economy are primary goals.•Democratic…”
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Sociotechnical agendas: Reviewing future directions for energy and climate research by Sovacool, Benjamin K., Hess, David J., Amir, Sulfikar, Geels, Frank W., Hirsh, Richard, Rodriguez Medina, Leandro, Miller, Clark, Alvial Palavicino, Carla, Phadke, Roopali, Ryghaug, Marianne, Schot, Johan, Silvast, Antti, Stephens, Jennie, Stirling, Andy, Turnheim, Bruno, van der Vleuten, Erik, van Lente, Harro, Yearley, Steven

“…The field of science and technology studies (STS) has introduced and developed a “sociotechnical” perspective that has been taken up by many disciplines and…”
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Highways to Silence Revisited: A History of Discourse Coalitions around Traffic Noise by Bijsterveld, Karin, Van Lente, Harro

“…During the Covid-19 pandemic, the density of road traffic in the Global North decreased considerably. For those enjoying the resulting tranquillity, it…”
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Slow technologies and government intervention: Energy efficiency in industrial process technologies by Luiten, Esther, van Lente, Harro, Blok, Kornelis

“…Many government interventions seek to increase the efficiency of industrial processes and to stimulate innovation. In this article we present and analyse four…”
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Positioning of systemic intermediaries in sustainability transitions: Between storylines and speech acts by van Lente, Harro, Boon, Wouter P.C., Klerkx, Laurens

“…•We address how systemic intermediaries obtain legitimate roles.•Positioning theory literature is used to uncover emerging modes of governance.•Three systemic…”
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The future as aesthetic experience: imagination and engagement in future studies by van Lente, Harro, Peters, Peter

“…In this paper, we examine the question how future studies can productively engage with the future by considering how art is engaging. This question is…”
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Early diagnostics and Alzheimer's disease: Beyond ‘cure’ and ‘care’ by Cuijpers, Yvonne, van Lente, Harro

“…Research on early diagnostics for Alzheimer's disease is supported by what has been labeled as aging-and-innovation discourse, in which innovation is assumed…”
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In search of relevance: The changing contract between science and society by Hessels, Laurens K, van Lente, Harro, Smits, Ruud

“…This paper reflects on the relevance of academic science. Relevance plays a central role in what we define as the ‘contract’ between (academic) science and…”
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Contested Commensuration: The case of a valuation instrument for historical buildings by Van der Schoor, Tineke C., Peine, Alexander, Van Lente, Harro

“…Environmental values are becoming increasingly important in restoration of historical buildings, while energy interventions can seriously damage historical…”
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Enemies of the future? Questioning the regimes of promising in emerging science and technology by Robinson, Douglas K R, Audétat, Marc, Joly, Pierre-Benoit, Van Lente, Harro

“…Abstract This editorial introduces the basic idea and content of the special section ‘Enemies of the future? Questioning the regimes of promising in emerging…”
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