Dr. Toon Meelen

Vening Meineszgebouw A
Princetonlaan 8a
3584 CB Utrecht

Dr. Toon Meelen

Assistant Professor
Innovation Studies
a.a.h.meelen@uu.nl

Publications

2025

Scholarly publications

Meelen, T., Sluijs, J., & Dool, T. (2025, Mar 21). Overheidsdeelneming en duurzaamheidstransities. Universiteit Utrecht. [Portal]
Sareen, S., Meelen, T., Haarstad, H., & Biswas, S. (2025). Towards dynamic evaluations: Assessing the politics of Stavanger’s free public transport experiment. PLOS Climate, 4(4), Article e0000604. [DOI] [Portal]
Hasanefendic, S., Hoogstraaten, M., Bloemendal, M., Boon, W., Brezet, H., Chappin, M. M. H., Coenen, L., Dai, Y., Elzinga, R., Femenías, P., Frishammar, J., van der Grijp, N., van Hal, A., von Hauff, E., Heller, R., Hellsmark, H., Hoppe, T., Isabella, O., Janssen, M., ... Bossink, B. (2025). Sustainable energy experiments and demonstrations: Reviewing research, market and societal trends. Energy Research and Social Science, 122, Article 104018. [DOI] [Portal]
Meelen, T., & Sluijs, J. (2025). Government-owned enterprises and sustainability: Review and research agenda. Energy Research and Social Science, 122, 1-16. Article 103994. [DOI] [Portal]

2024

Scholarly publications

Bartl, M., Kauffmann, M., González-Ricoy, I., Herzog, L., Lafuente, S., Sluijs, J. P., Meelen, T., Hoops, B., Bloemen, S., Claassen, R., van der Horst, N., Lomfeld, B., Hinton, J., Hsieh, N., Pagano, M., Sanders, A., & Feldthusen, R. K. (2024). Whitepaper: Sustainable by Design - Industrial Policy for Long-Term Competitiveness in the EU. (Amsterdam Law School Research Paper; Vol. 2024, No. 37), (Amsterdam Centre for Transformative private law Working Paper; Vol. 2024, No. 2). SSRN. [DOI] [Portal]
Meelen, T., & Sluijs, J. P. (2024). Government-owned Enterprises and Sustainability: Review and Research Agenda. SSRN. [DOI]
Meelen, T., & Sluijs, J. (2024). Government ownership for Sustainability Transitions: Empirical Insights for EU Policymakers. In Sustainable by design: Industrial policy for long-term competitiveness in the EU (pp. 113-116). University of Amsterdam. [Portal]
Budnitz, H., Meelen, T., & Schwanen, T. (2024). Electric vehicle adoption intentions among UK residents parking in shared and public spaces. Transportation. Advance online publication. [DOI]

2023

Scholarly publications

Meelen, T., & Sluijs, J. (2023). State ownership and sustainability transitions: review and research agenda. Abstract from International Sustainability Transitions Conference, Utrecht, Netherlands.
Meelen, T., & Münzel, K. (2023). The uphill struggles of carsharing in the Netherlands. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 120(47), Article e2206197120. [DOI] [Repository]
Meelen, T., & Schwanen, T. (2023). Organizations as users in sustainability transitions: Embedding Vehicle-to-Grid technology in the United Kingdom. Energy Research and Social Science, 106, 1-11. Article 103303. [DOI] [Repository]

2022

Scholarly publications

Craens, J., Frenken, K., & Meelen, T. (2022). Mission-oriented innovation policy: the case of the Swedish “Vision Zero” approach to traffic safety. In B. van Wee, J. Annema, & J. Köhler (Eds.), Innovations in Transport: Success, Failure and Societal Impacts (pp. 343-358). Edward Elgar Publishing. [DOI] [Repository]
Meelen, T. (2022). Political economy scenarios for the housing-energy-mobility nexus. Abstract from EU-SPRI Conference 2022, Utrecht, Netherlands.

2021

Scholarly publications

Meelen, T., Doody, B., & Schwanen, T. (2021). Vehicle-to-Grid in the UK fleet market: An analysis of upscaling potential in a changing environment. Journal of Cleaner Production, 290, Article 125203. [DOI] [Repository]

2020

Scholarly publications

Hopkins, D., Kester, J., Meelen, T., & Schwanen, T. (2020). Not more but different: A comment on the transitions research agenda. Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions, 34, 4-6. [DOI]

2019

Scholarly publications

Meelen, T., Frenken, K., & Hobrink, S. (2019). Weak spots for car-sharing in The Netherlands? The geography of socio-technical regimes and the adoption of niche innovations. Energy Research and Social Science, 52, 132-143. [DOI] [Repository]
Meelen, A. A. H. (2019). Users and the upscaling of innovation in sustainability transitions: The cases of car-sharing and electric vehicles. [Doctoral thesis 1 (Research UU / Graduation UU), Universiteit Utrecht]. Utrecht University. [Repository]
Meelen, T., Truffer, B., & Schwanen, T. (2019). Virtual user communities contributing to upscaling innovations in transitions: The case of electric vehicles. Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions, 31, 96-109. [DOI] [Repository]

2018

Scholarly publications

van der Kam, M. J., Meelen, A. A. H., van Sark, W. G. J. H. M., & Alkemade, F. (2018). Diffusion of solar photovoltaic systems and electric vehicles among Dutch consumers: Implications for the energy transition. Energy Research and Social Science, 46, 68-85. [DOI] [Repository]

Other output

Meelen, A. A. H., & Schwanen, T. (2018). Assemblages and diffusion in transitions: a case of electric vehicle users. Paper presented at 9th International Sustainability Transitions Conference (IST) 2018, Manchester, United Kingdom.

2017

Scholarly publications

Meelen, T., Herrmann, A. M., & Faber, J. (2017). Disentangling patterns of economic, technological and innovative specialization of Western economies: An assessment of the Varieties-of-Capitalism theory on comparative institutional advantages. Research Policy, 46(3), 667-677. [DOI] [Repository]

Other output

Meelen, A. A. H., Truffer, B., & Schwanen, T. (2017). User involvement in the up-scaling of sustainable innovations: putting the virtual community in place. Paper presented at The 8th International Sustainability Transitions Conference, Gothenberg, Sweden. [Repository]

2016

Scholarly publications

Böcker, L., & Meelen, A. A. H. (2016). Sharing for people, planet or profit? Analysing motivations for intended sharing economy participation. (pp. 1-22). (Innovation Studies Utrecht (ISU) Working Paper Series; Vol. 16, No. 02). Utrecht University. http://www.geo.uu.nl/isu/pdf/isu1602.pdf [Repository]

2015

Professional publications

Meelen, A. A. H., & Frenken, K. (2015). Stop saying Uber is part of the sharing economy. Fast Company. https://www.fastcompany.com/3040863/stop-saying-uber-is-part-of-the-sharing-economy
Frenken, K., Meelen, T., Arets, M., & van de Glind, P. (2015). Wat is nu eigenlijk deeleconomie. Me Judice. http://www.mejudice.nl/artikelen/detail/wat-is-nu-eigenlijk-deeleconomie
Frenken, K., Meelen, T., Arets, M., & van de Glind, P. (2015). Smarter regulation for the sharing economy. The Guardian. http://www.theguardian.com/science/political-science/2015/may/20/smarter-regulation-for-the-sharing-economy

2014

Professional publications

Meelen, A. A. H., & Frenken, K. (2014). UberPop is geen voorbeeld van deeleconomie. Het parool. https://www.parool.nl/parool/nl/30700/OPINIE/article/detail/3765959/2014/10/10/UberPop-is-geen-voorbeeld-van-deeleconomie.dhtml

Other output

Meelen, A. A. H., Faber, J., & Herrmann, A. M. (2014). Disentangling the economic, technological and innovation specialization of Western countries: a comprehensive empirical test of Varieties of Capitalisme theory.. Abstract from 2014 Eu-SPRI Conference Science and Innovation Policy: Dynamics, Challenges, Responsibility and Practice, Manchester (UK), Manchester, United Kingdom.

2013

Scholarly publications

Meelen, A. A. H., & Farla, J. C. M. (2013). Towards an integrated framework for analyzing sustainable innovation policy. Technology Analysis and Strategic Management, 25(8), 957-970. [DOI] [Repository]