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Loorbach et al. (2017) broaden the themes of transitions by proposing a distinction between three research approaches to study them: the socio-technical approach, the socio-institutional approach and the socio-ecological approach. This distinction is based on a comparison of their respective methodological focuses and objectives.

The socio-technical approach exhausts its references in scientific and technological studies. This approach relies on the MLP perspective as the main analytical tool with the technological innovation systems (TIS) framework.

The socio-institutional approach draws on the social sciences to understand systemic change in complex societal systems by drawing on economics, political science, sociology, governance studies and geography. It identifies institutionalized cultures, structures and practices as regimes in which transitional changes are taking place. The socio-institutional perspective applies especially to societal systems facing persistent environmental challenges such as mobility, waste management and energy (Loorbach et al. 2017).

The socio-ecological approach is based on knowledge from ecology, biology, the theory of complex adaptive systems and adaptive governance. It is rooted in ecology and resilience theory, seeking to understand instability in ecosystems, and has evolved to examine coupled socio-ecological systems (Loorbach et al. 2017).