Holmgren, Sara and Giurca, Alexandru and Johansson, Johanna and Söderlund Kanarp, Christoffer and Stenius, Tove and Fischer, Klara
(2022).
Whose transformation is this? Unpacking the ‘apparatus of capture’ in Sweden's bioeconomy.
Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions. 42
, 44-57
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Abstract
This study investigates how and by whom the Swedish (forest) bioeconomy has been shaped so far. We unpack emerging bioeconomies as discursive constructs and use the ‘apparatus of capture’ as a conceptual framework to understand and rethink the Swedish bioeconomy. Based on analysis of empirical data from multiple sources (e.g., online surveys, in-depth interviews, participatory observations), we identify a closed bioeconomy network structure that includes forest industries, major forest owner associations, regional councils and research institutes/universities. The network (re)produces three key storylines that appeal to the majority of parties in the national parliament, defines the boundaries of relevant expertise, and discredits environmental regulation and expertise. Through these storylines the Swedish bioeconomy is turned into an issue of innovation governance, which blurs the boundaries between public and private interests in forests. To counteract future capture, different types of knowledges and forest perspectives need further exploration in Swedish bioeconomy and forest governance.
Authors/Creators: | Holmgren, Sara and Giurca, Alexandru and Johansson, Johanna and Söderlund Kanarp, Christoffer and Stenius, Tove and Fischer, Klara | ||||
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Title: | Whose transformation is this? Unpacking the ‘apparatus of capture’ in Sweden's bioeconomy | ||||
Series Name/Journal: | Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions | ||||
Year of publishing : | 2022 | ||||
Volume: | 42 | ||||
Page range: | 44-57 | ||||
Number of Pages: | 14 | ||||
Language: | English | ||||
Publication Type: | Research article | ||||
Article category: | Scientific peer reviewed | ||||
Version: | Published version | ||||
Copyright: | Creative Commons: Attribution 4.0 | ||||
Full Text Status: | Public | ||||
Subjects: | (A) Swedish standard research categories 2011 > 5 Social Sciences > 506 Political Science > Public Administration Studies (A) Swedish standard research categories 2011 > 4 Agricultural Sciences > 401 Agricultural, Forestry and Fisheries > Forest Science | ||||
Keywords: | Sustainability transformations, Bioeconomy, Forest industry, Discourse, Sweden, Climate change | ||||
URN:NBN: | urn:nbn:se:slu:epsilon-p-114664 | ||||
Permanent URL: | http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:slu:epsilon-p-114664 | ||||
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ID Code: | 26642 | ||||
Faculty: | NJ - Fakulteten för naturresurser och jordbruksvetenskap | ||||
Department: | (NL, NJ) > Dept. of Urban and Rural Development (LTJ, LTV) > Dept. of Urban and Rural Development | ||||
Deposited By: | SLUpub Connector | ||||
Deposited On: | 28 Dec 2021 18:25 | ||||
Metadata Last Modified: | 18 May 2022 13:55 |
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