MOOC: Module 1 

Reflective questions

How do the core principles of place-based policy (context-specificity, integration, and multi-level governance) shape the ways sustainability transitions are framed, governed, and targeted in real places, and how do these choices influence who is able to participate meaningfully in transition processes, especially among less-engaged groups?

In your view, which dynamics (such as capacity, coordination, decentralisation, or trust-building) most strongly enable or constrain genuine participation, and why does the gap between formal participation mechanisms and meaningful engagement persist?

Thinking about a sustainability transition you are familiar with (e.g. energy, mobility, climate adaptation, building renovation, circular economy), which community appears to be among the least engaged despite being significantly affected by the transition, and why? How does their vulnerability to the impacts of the transition, along with barriers related to willingness and ability to participate (such as resources, capacities, access, or trust), help explain this limited engagement? In your view, how would more meaningful inclusion of this community contribute to greater fairness and to more locally grounded, relevant transition policies?