Everyday circularities: Perspectives from the Global South

Dias, Sonia, Anantharaman, Maneesha, Hobson, Kersty ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4200-9081 and Greene, Mary 2025. Everyday circularities: Perspectives from the Global South. Consumption and Society 10.1332/27528499Y2025D000000047 Item availability restricted.

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Abstract

To highlight critical perspectives on the Circular Economy (CE) this conversation with Manisha Anantharaman and Sonia Dias considers often-overlooked Global South perspectives on everyday dynamics of circular transformation. In this conversation, we, Mary and Kersty, chat with Manisha (Sciences Po), a scholar in critical approaches to sustainability and circularity, and Sonia, a sociologist who works for WIEGO (Women in Informal Employment: Globalizing and Organizing), about key issues and debates concerning circular change that emerge from their work in India and Latin America. Our conversation spans the broader political and economic contexts of the CE and the necessity of situating everyday circular practices within this framework of unequal access. Beginning with an exploration of the ‘circularity divide’ (Barrie et al, 2022), in which CE initiatives can deepen inequalities if not carefully approached, we discuss the crucial role of informal workers in the Global South and the importance of inclusive, context-specific approaches to circularity. We then explore the differences and similarities in consumption dynamics across settings; the role of the household as a critical scale of analysis; and the diverse domestic experiences within these settings. Finally, we discuss the significance of DIY infrastructures and the informal economy in creating and sustaining the systems of provision essential for enacting circularity, as well as the role of scholarship in supporting political action for inclusive circular change.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Published Online
Status:	In Press
Schools:	Schools > Geography and Planning (GEOPL)
Publisher:	Bristol University Press
ISSN:	2752-8499
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	12 February 2025
Date of Acceptance:	8 February 2025
Last Modified:	05 Mar 2025 10:15
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/176122

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