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Multi Level Perspective Analysis (MLP)

 

Use for

Defining the relevant societal context of a transition project or programme. 

Principles

Starting point are the three layers of the Multi Level Perspective:

  • The landscape level: exogeneous major social changes in the field of politics, culture and world views (such as globalisation and individualisation) or natural characteristics that are difficult to influence and usually change slowly. Landscape developments are the outcome of ideas and acts of a great many players, that you have to deal with.
  • Regime: the structural layer that constitutes the context of common practice. This entails the institutions, such as sets of legal and financial rules and procedures, the excisting actor configuariotn (who matters; who do not), physical infrastructure and culture including certain mental models
  • Niches with innovative, social, economic, technological or policy practices, that deviate and are protected from the dominant structureNiches with innovative, social, economic, technological or policy practices, that deviate and are protected from the dominant structure. 

What do you do?

You define the relevant landscape developments, regime elements and other relevant niche projects for your project or programme. 

Next to that you define the implications for your vision and activities. Relevant landscape developments have to be taken into account, since they cannot be influenced. Instead, one can only adapt or reframe the project or programme to make it more evident or attractive given the developments at this level. Unfavourable regime be changed, at least in principle, or one could start with finding a niche-regime with more advantageous conditions. 

Prerequisites

More information

Hand-out Multi Level Perspective analysis. 

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