| Title | Contested discourses of a circular plastics economy in Europe: prioritizing material, economy, or society? |
|---|---|
| ID_Doc | 5709 |
| Authors | Yalçin, NG; Paredis, E; Jaeger-Erben, M |
| Title | Contested discourses of a circular plastics economy in Europe: prioritizing material, economy, or society? |
| Year | 2024 |
| Published | Environmental Politics, 33, 2 |
| Abstract | The European Union has made the development of a circular economy one of the central ambitions of its Green Deal, in which plastics are a defined priority. Current policies, however, have drawn criticism that the narrow focus on techno-innovation opportunities and economic growth falls short of addressing multifaceted socio-ecological challenges, overlooks trade-offs between proposed solutions, and conceals conflicts of interest among different actors. This paper contributes to opening-up the critical political debate on the circular plastics economy using discourse analysis. Looking at how arguments are framed, which priorities are defined, and how actors take positions, we identify three circular plastics economy discourses in Europe: 'Plastic fantastic' (material-focused), 'Circular economy will fly us to the moon' (plastics economy-focused), and 'Even plastic flowers are dead in this system' (socio-ecological systems-focused). Our paper demonstrates that the circular plastics economy is inherently political and is actively imagined, built, and created through discursive mechanisms. |
| https://doi.org/10.1080/09644016.2023.2192145 |
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