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Active sustainability actors: A life course approach




AuthorsKoistinen Katariina, Teerikangas Satu, Mikkilä Mirja, Linnanen Lassi

PublisherWiley

Publication year2020

JournalSustainable Development

Journal acronymSUSTAIN DEV

Volume28

Issue1

First page 208

Last page223

Number of pages16

ISSN0968-0802

eISSN1099-1719

DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1002/sd.1989(external)

Web address https://doi.org/10.1002/sd.1989(external)

Self-archived copy’s web addresshttps://research.utu.fi/converis/portal/detail/Publication/42010321(external)


Abstract
There is an increasing interest in the role of actors in the pursuit of sustainability transitions. In this paper, we adopt a life course perspective to explore active sustainability actors. To this end, we interviewed 16 professionals across private, public, and third sectors in Finland. The paper's main implication is in introducing a life course perspective to the study of active sustainability actors. Second, we propose a grounded model of active actors' sustainability engagement. The model details sustainability agency formation and maintenance dynamics. Going forward, our findings are a call for further research on sustainability agency, be it in its engagement, via life courses, or via the study of different actor types.

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