Revealing power dynamics and staging conflicts in agricultural system transitions: Case studies of innovation platforms in New Zealand
Summary. Innovation platforms in New Zealand's agricultural sector reveal how power dynamics shape agricultural transitions toward sustainability. When actors strategically stage conflicts of interest, they can shift power relations from one-sided to mutual dependency, enabling actors to acknowledge and solve disagreements. Platforms that fail to stage conflicts maintain antagonistic power relations and block progress. The research shows that power relations are dynamic, context-specific forces that fundamentally shape transition outcomes, not merely tools wielded by incumbent actors.
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Turner, J., Horita, A., Fielke, S., Klerkx, L., Blackett, P., Bewsell, D., Small, B., & Boyce, W.. (2020). Revealing power dynamics and staging conflicts in agricultural system transitions: Case studies of innovation platforms in New Zealand. Journal of Rural Studies. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jrurstud.2020.04.022
Turner, James, et al. “Revealing power dynamics and staging conflicts in agricultural system transitions: Case studies of innovation platforms in New Zealand.” Journal of Rural Studies, 2020. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jrurstud.2020.04.022.
Turner, James, Akiko Horita, Simon Fielke, Laurens Klerkx, Paula Blackett, Denise Bewsell, Bruce Small, and W.M. Boyce. 2020. “Revealing power dynamics and staging conflicts in agricultural system transitions: Case studies of innovation platforms in New Zealand.” Journal of Rural Studies. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jrurstud.2020.04.022.
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- DOI
- 10.1016/j.jrurstud.2020.04.022
- Countries
- New Zealand
- Regions
- Oceania
- Categories
- innovation-networks, climate-and-environment, agtech
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- 2026-04-28