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Special Issue: Reform or Revolution? What is at Stake in Democratic Sustainability Transformations

Control, care, and conviviality in the politics of technology for sustainability

Saurabh Aroraa Science Policy Research Unit, University of Sussex, Sussex, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
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Barbara Van Dyckb Centre for Agroecology, Water, and Resilience, Coventry University, Coventry, UKView further author information
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Divya Sharmaa Science Policy Research Unit, University of Sussex, Sussex, UKView further author information
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Andy Stirlinga Science Policy Research Unit, University of Sussex, Sussex, UKView further author information
Pages 247-262 | Received 15 Nov 2019, Accepted 26 Aug 2020, Published online: 22 Oct 2020

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