Previous IST Conferences
The International Sustainability Transitions (IST) conference is the annual flagship event of STRN. It is hosted in different cities around the world by one or more institutes that are strongly embedded in transitions research. Below is a list of the previous IST conferences.
Year | City | Country | Institute | University | Theme |
2024 | Oslo | Norway | Technology, Innovation and Culture (TIK) | University of Oslo; Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU); INTRANSIT and NTRANS research centers; Western Norway University of Applied Sciences | |
2023 | Utrecht | Netherlands | Copernicus Institute of Sustainable Development | Utrecht University | |
2022 | Cape Town; Washington, DC; Melbourne | South Africa; USA; Australia | The Centre for Sustainability Transitions; Environmental Justice Program; Monash Sustainable Development Institute | Stellenbosch University; Georgetown University; Monash University | Sustainability Transitions in a Global Context |
2021 | Karlsruhe | Germany | Fraunhofer ISI | N/A | Mainstreaming sustainability transitions: From research towards impact |
2020 | Vienna | Austria | Center for Innovation Systems and Policy and the Vienna University of Economics and Business | AIT | Governance in an Era of Change – Making Sustainability Transitions Happen |
2019 | Ottawa | Canada | School of Public Policy | Carlton University | Accelerating sustainability transitions: Building visions, unlocking pathways, navigating conflicts |
2018 | Manchester | UK | The Sustainable Consumption Institute (SCI) and Manchester Institute of Innovation Research (MIOIR) | University of Manchester | Reconfiguring Consumption and Production Systems |
2017 | Gothenburg | Sweden | Chalmers Initiative for Innovation and Sustainability Transitions | Chalmers University of Technology | Taking the lead in real world transitions |
2016 | Wuppertal | Germany | Wuppertal Institute | Exploring Transition Research as Transformative Science | |
2015 | Brighton | UK | Science Policy Research Unit (SPRU) | Sussex University | Sustainability Transitions and Wider Transformative Change, Historical Roots and Future Pathways |
2014 | Utrecht | Netherlands | Copernicus Institute of Sustainable Development | Utrecht University | |
2013 | Zurich | Switzerland | Cirus, EAWAG and the Group for Sustainability and Technology | ETH | |
2012 | Copenhagen | Denmark | DTU | Navigating theories and challenging realities | |
2011 | Lund | Sweden | LUCSUS and the Centre for Innovation Research CIRCLE | Lund University | |
2009 | Amsterdam | Netherlands | Dutch KSI network |
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