Is Convergence Around The Circular Economy Necessary? Exploring the Productivity of Divergence in US Circular Economy Discourse and Practice

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Amid the growth of circular economy research, policy, and practice, there are increasingly loud calls for a unified singular definition circularity. This unity is needed, proponents argue, to enable swift action in face climate environmental crises. Our work interrogates ideal convergence around economy. We ask whether circularity must be uniform order effective. Based on science research social theory rooted ideas divergence, our paper draws observations workshop, focus groups, interviews, questionnaires with US-based professionals explore shared divergent understandings practices find that even among relatively homogeneous group participants (in terms race, class, education), significant divergence both perceptions principles. this how understand innovation as just one potential illustration contributes an understanding knowledge politics, illuminating contested those who advocate most strongly its implementation. ultimately opportunity promise precisely spaces contestation, see way hold space multiple ways being relating economies, materials, beings. These more inclusive pathways, we may necessary ensure effective transitions economic forms.

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ژورنال

عنوان ژورنال: Circular Economy and Sustainability

سال: 2022

ISSN: ['2730-597X', '2730-5988']

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s43615-022-00199-1