A typology of circular economy discourses: Navigating the diverse visions of a contested paradigm

This research reviews the long history and diversity of circularity thinking to develop the first typology of circularity discourses, which identifies and conceptually classifies 72 different CE-related concepts from the Global North and South alike (such as industrial ecology, cradle to cradle, steady-state economics, buen vivir, doughnut economics and degrowth). This paper thus seeks to provide a basis for a more inclusive and comprehensive discussion on the topic by expanding the imaginary on the many circular futures that can exist. It thereby fosters a cross-pollination of ideas, policies, practices and solutions.

The open access publication can be freely accessed here: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resconrec.2020.104917