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DOI	10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2015.04.013
	A critical appraisal of Sustainable Consumption and Production research: The reformist, revolutionary and reconfiguration positions
	Geels F.W.; McMeekin A.; Mylan J.; Southerton D.
发表日期	2015
ISSN	0959-3780
卷号	34
英文摘要	This conceptual review article provides a critical appraisal of Sustainable Consumption and Production research, which is currently framed by two generic positions. First, the 'reformist' position, which focuses on firms pursuing green eco-innovations and consumers buying eco-efficient products, represents the political and academic orthodoxy. Second, the 'revolutionary' position, which is a radical critique of the mainstream, advocates the abolishment of capitalism, materialism, and consumerism, and promotes values such as frugality, sufficiency, and localism. We find this dichotomous debate problematic, because it is intellectually stifling and politically conservative (in its outcomes). To move beyond this dichotomy, we propose a third position, 'reconfiguration', which focuses on transitions in socio-technical systems and daily life practices and accommodates new conceptual frameworks. For each of the three positions, we discuss: (1) the scale and type of change, (2) views on consumption and production in exemplary approaches, (3) underlying theoretical, epistemological and normative orientations, (4) policy implications, and (5) critical appraisal. The conclusion compares the three positions, provides arguments for the fruitfulness of the reconfiguration-position and offers four critical reflections about future Sustainable Consumption and Production research agendas. © 2015 The Authors.
英文关键词	Conceptual review; Critical appraisal; Reform, revolution, and reconfiguration; Sustainable Consumption and Production
学科领域	capitalism; conceptual framework; critical analysis; environmental research; innovation; institutional reform; policy implementation; political system; sustainability; theoretical study; consumption behavior; literature review; political geography; production system; reform process
语种	英语
scopus关键词	capitalism; conceptual framework; critical analysis; environmental research; innovation; institutional reform; policy implementation; political system; sustainability; theoretical study; consumption behavior; literature review; political geography; production system; reform process
来源期刊	Global Environmental Change
文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://gcip.llas.ac.cn/handle/2XKMVOVA/117490
作者单位	Sustainable Consumption Institute, University of Manchester, United Kingdom
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Geels F.W.,McMeekin A.,Mylan J.,et al. A critical appraisal of Sustainable Consumption and Production research: The reformist, revolutionary and reconfiguration positions[J],2015,34.
APA	Geels F.W.,McMeekin A.,Mylan J.,&Southerton D..(2015).A critical appraisal of Sustainable Consumption and Production research: The reformist, revolutionary and reconfiguration positions.Global Environmental Change,34.
MLA	Geels F.W.,et al."A critical appraisal of Sustainable Consumption and Production research: The reformist, revolutionary and reconfiguration positions".Global Environmental Change 34(2015).