Social science research on the destabilisation and phase-out of socio-technical systems
What is destabilisation?
Definitions from Merriam-Webster
destabilize
transitive verb
1: to make unstable
2: to cause (something, such as a government) to be incapable of functioning or surviving
decline
noun
1: the process of declining
a: a gradual physical or mental sinking and wasting away
b: a change to a lower state or level
2: the period during which something is deteriorating or approaching its end
3: a downward slope
phaseout
noun
: a gradual stopping (as in operations or production) : a closing down by phases