Published January 19, 2023 | Version v1
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A Social Sciences and Humanities research agenda for transport and mobility in Europe: key themes and 100 research questions

Authors/Creators

  • 1. Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway
  • 2. University of Westminster, UK
  • 3. Erasmus University Rotterdam, The Netherlands
  • 4. Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovation Research ISI
  • 5. Anglia Ruskin University, UK
  • 6. University of Amsterdam
  • 7. Istanbul Technical University
  • 8. Rupprecht Consult Forschung und Beratung GmbH
  • 9. Hebrew University of Jerusalem
  • 10. Maastricht University
  • 11. Aalborg University
  • 12. Lund University
  • 13. Jagiellonian University
  • 14. Finnish Environment Institute (SYKE)
  • 15. University of National and World Economy Sofia
  • 16. Adam Mickiewicz University
  • 17. Barcelona University
  • 18. German Aerospace Center
  • 19. Aalto University
  • 20. Eindhoven University of Technology
  • 21. Leeds University
  • 22. ENTPE-Lyon University
  • 23. Politecnico di Milano
  • 24. University of Beira Interior
  • 25. University of Oxford
  • 26. Tallinn University
  • 27. University of Munich

Description

Transport and mobility systems need to be transformed to meet climate change goals and reduce negative environmental and social effects. Despite EU policies having targeted such problems for more than three decades, transitions have been slow and geographically uneven. For effective change to happen, transport and mobility research needs fresh perspectives and better integration of knowledge from the Social Sciences and Humanities. Based on a Horizon Scanning approach, which allowed for a great deal of openness and variety in scholarly viewpoints, this paper presents a novel research agenda consisting of 8 themes and 100 research questions that may contribute to achieving environmentally sustainable mobility transitions within Europe. This research agenda highlights the need to not only support technological solutions for low-carbon mobility, but the importance of transformative policies that include new processes of knowledge production, civic participation and epistemic justice. We contend that the agenda points to the need for further research on the dynamics of science-society interactions.

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Funding

European Commission
Energy-SHIFTS - Energy Social sciences & Humanities Innovation Forum Targeting the SET-Plan 826025