Because of the urgency of accelerating transitions, we examine the emerging understanding of the concept of ‘disruption’ in the context of sustainability transition studies to critically assess its value, pitfalls and potentials. By conducting a qualitative systematic review of 47 articles, we analyse how disruption is seen in this literature and what is being disrupted. We identify four non-technical dimensions of disruption, adding ‘behaviour, practices and cultural models’ to previously suggested dimensions, i.e., markets and business models, regulations and policy, and actors and networks. We summarise what the literature identifies as disruption in transitions and draw on other literatures (e.g. social practice theory and institutional theory) to elaborate the dimensions of disruption. We provide a new definition of disruption in sociotechnical transitions, with focus on both speed and magnitude of change. We end by highlighting the importance of disruptive practices and low-tech solutions alongside disruptive technologies and policies.

由于加快过渡的紧迫性，我们在可持续性过渡研究的背景下考察了对“中断”概念的新兴理解，以批判性地评估其价值，陷阱和潜力。通过对47篇文章进行定性的系统评价，我们分析了这些文献中如何看待破坏以及破坏了什么。我们确定了破坏的四个非技术层面，在先前建议的层面上增加了“行为，实践和文化模型”，即市场和商业模型，法规和政策以及参与者和网络。我们总结了文献中定义为转型中的破坏的东西，并利用其他文献（例如社会实践理论和制度理论）来阐述破坏的维度。我们提供了对社会技术转变中的破坏的新定义，重点是变化的速度和幅度。最后，我们着重强调破坏性实践和低技术解决方案以及破坏性技术和政策的重要性。