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Democratizing Sustainable Consumption Governance
Full text linkSustainable consumption governance in democracies faces a fundamental dilemma. On the one hand, consumption is central to democratic politics because it drives economic growth, which in turn is seen as a prerequisite for stable political consent and legitimacy. At the same time, consumption can mask the parallel growth of inequality, rising collective debt, and declining social and infrastructural investments that are central to the functioning of democratic systems. To overcome this dilemma, designers of sustainable consumption governance should consider criteria of democratic input, output, and throughput legitimacy to democratize consumption governance. The social sciences can contribute to a better understanding of the tension between sustainable and democratic consumption and to the refinement of democratic governance of sustainable consumption.Cite as: Bornemann, Basil (2023): Democratizing Sustainable Consumption Governance, in: Schweizerische Akademie der Geistes- und Sozialwissenschaften: Wege zu einem nachhaltigen Konsum | Vers une consommation durable, (Swiss Academies Communications, 18, 5), pp. 66-77. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.815853
Closing the Cycle. An Analysis of the Disposal Practice of Organic Waste in the City of Basel
No full textGrowing economic wealth and raising living standards lead to an increase in consumption and consequently result in an augmented waste generation. In light of a circular economy and the environmental, social and economic impacts connected to an improper management, a sustainable waste management is of crucial matter. Organic waste shows here a great scope for action. In Switzerland, around a third of municipal solid waste is organic waste. In the city of Basel, the current organic waste disposal methods seem to lack in efficiency, thus diminishing the citizen’s recycling participation. Against this backdrop, this master’s thesis will be concerned with the question of how the association Radschaft, which collects organic waste from households by e-cargo bicycles, contributes towards a change in the disposal practice of its users. To this end, a social practice theory approach combined with a conceptual framework to analyse interventions into practice will be applied. The analysis shows that Radschaft induces change in the organic waste disposal practice by, on the one hand, re-crafting material, competence and meaning elements and, on the other hand, by substituting the organic waste practice with a more sustainable one. Thus, Radschaft provides a convenient and practicable sustainable disposal alternative for its users. The association’s potential to provide an area-wide, exclusive organic waste collection for the entire city is dependent on future developments and integration of the waste management landscape in Basel as well as future funding possibilities.
Keywords: circular economy; sustainable waste management; organic waste recycling; organic waste disposal practice; bicycle curbside collection; re-crafting and substituting practice
A Network of and for Networks: Analysis of the European Network for Ecovillages and Sustainable Communities (GEN Europe) and its Role as an Intermediary and Boundary Organization for the Ecovillages Niche: An exploratory case study
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Food For All? Opportunities and limitations of alternative food networks along the path to an inclusive and equitable urban food transformation
No full textThe question of what an equitable and inclusive food system ought to consist of is perhaps one of the greatest social and environmental challenges that our society currently faces. The very issue of food not only raises practical questions, such as affordability or access to food, but also poses the need for critical and ethical reflections. Cities act as important transitional spaces, thereby creating new opportunities to rethink and reshape current food systems. And yet, local governments have not managed to banish the spectre of hunger from their streets. This thesis is situated at the intersection of different normative ideas on how to best feed the world and at the intersection of different strategies used by alternative food-related organisations on how to deal with this challenge. It addresses the complexity of urban food transformation by taking the perspectives of alternative food networks through interviews and raising the question as to what opportunities and limitations arise for alternative food networks when seeking an inclusive and equitable food transformation. The analysis of the interview data indicated that the organisations, regarding objectives and implementation processes, either (i) fall under the logic of food security, i.e., ensuring access to affordable food, or (ii) follow the logic of food sovereignty, i.e., the fundamental right to healthy and culturally appropriate food. Addressing the transformative and inclusive capacities of the two types of organisations, the data revealed that food sovereignty organisations have an ambiguous potential to be both inclusive and exclusive but hold the potential on transforming the urban food system. Organisations dealing with food security issues have been found to be inclusive, as they support marginalised people but with food aid practices contribute little in transforming the food system
Green Economy vs. Green Colonialism. Indigenous Peoples’ Roles and Access to Global Climate Change Politics
No full textDokumentation staatlicher Governance-Kapazität für Nachhaltigkeit aller Schweizer Kantone
No full textDer Datensatz umfasst öffentlich zugängliche Dokumente aller 26 Schweizer Kantone, die im Zusammenhang mit ihrer Nachhaltigkeitsgovernance stehen, z.B. Policy-Dokumente (beispielsweise Strategien oder politische Planungen), Rechtssammlungen, Monitoringberichte (etwa Nachhaltigkeitsbeurteilungen) sowie Informationen auf kantonalen Webseiten (zum Beispiel Leitbilder, Organigramme)
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