Genovese, A. orcid.org/0000-0002-5652-4634 and Pansera, M. (2021) The circular economy at a crossroads : technocratic eco-modernism or convivial technology for social revolution? Capitalism Nature Socialism, 32 (2). pp. 95-113. ISSN 1045-5752
Abstract
In the last decade, the concept of “Circular Economy” (CE) has gained prominence in the political and corporate discourse around the world. According to its proponents, CE represents a new paradigm that will push the frontiers of environmental sustainability by transforming the relationships between ecological systems and economic activities. In this paper we discuss how this idea is problematic for a number of reasons, claiming that the biggest shortcoming of the CE discourse is represented by its apolitical and technocratic framing; in addition, we propose a countervailing discourse of CE based on the idea of convivial technology.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2020 The Center for Political Ecology. This is an author-produced version of a paper subsequently published in Capitalism Nature Socialism. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | Circular economy; convivial technology; European Union; depoliticisation; M–C-M circulation |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Social Sciences (Sheffield) > Management School (Sheffield) |
Funding Information: | Funder Grant number European Commission - Horizon 2020 814247; 823967 |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 02 Jul 2020 06:25 |
Last Modified: | 18 Nov 2021 01:38 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Taylor & Francis |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1080/10455752.2020.1763414 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:162721 |