Purvis, B., Else, T. orcid.org/0000-0003-1527-7507, Genovese, A. et al. (2 more authors) (2025) Grassroots initiatives for a bottom-up transition to a circular economy: exploring community repair. Local Environment. ISSN 1354-9839
Abstract
The role of grassroots community initiatives remains an underexplored element in the circular economy (CE) literature. Ignoring social considerations and placing focus on economic and nominally environmental goals detracts from alternative approaches to CE transition. We present an empirical case study of a community repair initiative within a deprived community, as an example of a bottom-up grassroots initiative, and an opportunity to shed light on the complex socioeconomic issues at stake within transitional dynamics. Whilst the contradictions and logics of the broader socioeconomic superstructure shape practices of community repair, we emphasise that the situatedness of such initiatives within the material conditions of the local community should not be overlooked. By focusing on the role of community, CE practices can be repoliticised, fostering collective meaning-making amongst individuals, reshaping their relationship with capitalist modes of production, and facilitating a socially just transition.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2025 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/), which permits non-commercial re-use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited, and is not altered, transformed, or built upon in any way. |
Keywords: | repair cafes; sustainable transitions; community practices; waste; everyday |
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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 101003491 |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 07 Mar 2025 11:38 |
Last Modified: | 07 Mar 2025 11:38 |
Status: | Published online |
Publisher: | Informa UK Limited |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1080/13549839.2025.2467385 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:224139 |
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