Table 2 Functions and activities of intermediary actors in strengthening transformative capacities and governance for sustainability transformation (adapted from Sovacool et al. (2020), and Ehnert (2023))
Function of intermediaries | Activities |
|---|---|
F1. Envisioning and articulating needs and expectations for change | • Articulation of expectations, requirements and visions |
F2. Aggregating knowledge and facilitating learning processes | • Knowledge gathering, processing, generation and combination • Facilitating experimentation • Aggregation and circulation of knowledge • Providing advice and support |
F3. Creating a shared institutional infrastructure | • Policy implementation • Legitimizing institutional change • Developing standards |
F4. Innovation and diffusion | • Innovation process management • Technology transfer • Connecting new technology to users |
F5. Framing and coordinating local-level activities | • Identifying common challenges found encountered across local projects • Coordinating and framing action by sharing this knowledge |
F6. Networking and building partnerships, aligning interests and resolving conflicts | • Creating and managing networks • Translating between actors and interests • Trust building and conflict resolution • Brokering by representing organisations and negotiation on their behalf • Brokering between actors and interests |
F7. Advocating change and mobilising support | • Policy advocacy and lobbying • Financial brokering by raising monetary support |