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Quality of Working Life in the Circular Economy
| Resumo: | Establishing a circular economy is assumed by some definitions to include social benefits such as employment opportunities; however, research beyond quantitative job creation projections is only recently emerging. While the repair sector is well-established, it has been suggested that increasing circularity implies significantly expanded demand for this service. This article uses five case studies of repair workers, based on semi-structured interviews, to explore self-employment in the repair service sector. Findings indicate that the stresses of work in the circular economy are similar to those of other fields, with self-employment offering opportunities both for job satisfaction and additional pressures. Research needs to give more consideration to the social implications of a circular transition—work may be a necessity for a satisfactory life experience (for most people), but it is under-ambitious to assume that having work is sufficient to achieve that, or should be the limit of ambition for a sustainability transition. |
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| Autores principais: | Rogers, Heather A. |
| Outros Autores: | Deutz, Pauline; Ramos, Tomas B.; Jonas, Andrew E.G. |
| Assunto: | Circular economy Quality of working life Repair Self-employment Social sustainability General Environmental Science Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment SDG 7 - Affordable and Clean Energy SDG 8 - Decent Work and Economic Growth SDG 12 - Responsible Consumption and Production |
| Ano: | 2024 |
| País: | Portugal |
| Tipo de documento: | artigo |
| Tipo de acesso: | acesso aberto |
| Instituição associada: | Universidade Nova de Lisboa |
| Idioma: | inglês |
| Origem: | Repositório Institucional da UNL |
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| author | Rogers, Heather A. |
| author2 | Deutz, Pauline Ramos, Tomas B. Jonas, Andrew E.G. |
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| description | Establishing a circular economy is assumed by some definitions to include social benefits such as employment opportunities; however, research beyond quantitative job creation projections is only recently emerging. While the repair sector is well-established, it has been suggested that increasing circularity implies significantly expanded demand for this service. This article uses five case studies of repair workers, based on semi-structured interviews, to explore self-employment in the repair service sector. Findings indicate that the stresses of work in the circular economy are similar to those of other fields, with self-employment offering opportunities both for job satisfaction and additional pressures. Research needs to give more consideration to the social implications of a circular transition—work may be a necessity for a satisfactory life experience (for most people), but it is under-ambitious to assume that having work is sufficient to achieve that, or should be the limit of ambition for a sustainability transition. |
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| spelling | engenEstablishing a circular economy is assumed by some definitions to include social benefits such as employment opportunities; however, research beyond quantitative job creation projections is only recently emerging. While the repair sector is well-established, it has been suggested that increasing circularity implies significantly expanded demand for this service. This article uses five case studies of repair workers, based on semi-structured interviews, to explore self-employment in the repair service sector. Findings indicate that the stresses of work in the circular economy are similar to those of other fields, with self-employment offering opportunities both for job satisfaction and additional pressures. Research needs to give more consideration to the social implications of a circular transition—work may be a necessity for a satisfactory life experience (for most people), but it is under-ambitious to assume that having work is sufficient to achieve that, or should be the limit of ambition for a sustainability transition.application/pdfenQuality of Working Life in the Circular EconomySubtitleenthe Case of Self-employment in the Repair SectorRogers, Heather A.Deutz, PaulineRamos, Tomas B.Jonas, Andrew E.G.CENSE - Centro de Investigação em Ambiente e SustentabilidadeSpringerHostingInstitutionOrganizationalRUNe-mailmailto:run@unl.ptrun@unl.ptISSNIsPartOf2730-597XURNIsPartOfPURE: 106499992URNIsPartOfPURE UUID: 274df1a6-772f-4edc-b18f-e9b6ae7498dcURNIsPartOfScopus: 85182215412DOIIsPartOf10.1007/s43615-023-00343-52025-02-13T21:16:39Z2024-062024-06-01T00:00:00ZHandlehttp://hdl.handle.net/10362/178983http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2open accessCircular economyQuality of working lifeRepairSelf-employmentSocial sustainabilityGeneral Environmental ScienceRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentSDG 7 - Affordable and Clean EnergySDG 8 - Decent Work and Economic GrowthSDG 12 - Responsible Consumption and Production523776 bytesEuropean CommissionCiRcular Economy: SusTainability Implications and guidING progressH2020Crossref Funder IDhttp://doi.org/10.13039/501100008530literaturehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501journal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2application/pdffulltexthttps://run.unl.pt/bitstreams/651ee796-bc59-4f18-9499-522c9f03d1f3/download |
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| title | Quality of Working Life in the Circular Economy |
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