Typology of socio-technical transition pathways by Content meta-analysis - comparison new transition pathways with evidences

TheTransition theory is mainly used to move from a dominant technology to a new and innovative technology. The Studies of the typology of transition pathways have shown that the transition to new technologies includes four main pathways. But in some studies, it has been emphasized to review this matter and the possibility of other pathways. Therefore, the aim of the study is to describe the typology of transition pathways by review the literature and identify possible pathways. The study method was a systematic literature review with content meta-analysis approach. The statistical population is papers on the typology of transition pathways that were published during 2010-2022. The transition pathways among the selected papers were compared in terms of 24 characteristics, which were also adapted from the systematic literature review. Finally, in terms of these characteristics and especially the three main characteristics (perspective pressure, maturity and regime resistance), 12 new transition pathways were identified. The identified pathways include 5 main pathways (reproduction, transformation, technological substitusion, reconfiguration and de-alignment and re-alignment), each of which was categorized into two gradual and pure pathways, as well as two hybrid pathways, “de-alignment and re-alignment and technological substitusion”, which It happens sequentially or simultaneously, and the pathway of “gradual reconfiguration and transformation simultaneously”.