Community-based initiatives and the politicization gap in socio-ecological transitions: Lessons from Portugal

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Main Author: Mourato, João
Publication Date: 2019
Other Authors: Bussler, Alexandra
Format: Article
Language: eng
Source: Repositórios Científicos de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (RCAAP)
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spelling Community-based initiatives and the politicization gap in socio-ecological transitions: Lessons from PortugalSocio-ecological transitionsSustainability transitionsCommunity-based initiativesSocial innovationPortuguese community politicsPoliticization and sustainabilityPost print version.Community-based initiatives (CBIs) are an embodiment and potential catalyst of societal change towards sustainability. In Portugal, they remain a largely untapped resource. This paper examines different nuances of CBIs’ societal change agency by proposing an innovative inquiry framework focused on substance, processes and outcomes via an actor, politics and governance-centered approach. Through an inward- versus outward-looking dialectical reflection on CBIs’ politicization dynamics, we analyze Portugal’s CBI landscape drawing upon previous research, databases and semi-structured interviews. We conclude that a politicization gap and the absence of both socio-political visibility and of favorable institutional and policy frameworks are crucial contextual premises hindering CBIs’ change agency. Notwithstanding, CBI’s transformative potential is undeniable. We find them perfectly positioned to mediate co-shaping processes between social innovators and incumbent institutions, contesting the latter’s unsustainable development logic. If CBIs and governments acknowledge the complementarity of their scope of societal change agency, CBIs’ transformational time may have arrived.ElsevierRepositório da Universidade de LisboaMourato, JoãoBussler, Alexandra2019-09-16T11:00:10Z20192019-01-01T00:00:00Zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10451/39494engPost print version of: Mourato, J. M., Bussler, M. (2019). Community-based initiatives and the politicization gap in socio-ecological transitions: Lessons from Portugal. Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions, Available online 14 August 2019, DOI 10.1016/j.eist.2019.08.00110.1016/j.eist.2019.08.001info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositórios Científicos de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (RCAAP)instname:FCCN, serviços digitais da FCT – Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologiainstacron:RCAAP2025-03-17T14:11:04Zoai:repositorio.ulisboa.pt:10451/39494Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireinfo@rcaap.ptopendoar:https://opendoar.ac.uk/repository/71602025-05-29T03:04:50.581468Repositórios Científicos de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (RCAAP) - FCCN, serviços digitais da FCT – Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologiafalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Community-based initiatives and the politicization gap in socio-ecological transitions: Lessons from Portugal
title Community-based initiatives and the politicization gap in socio-ecological transitions: Lessons from Portugal
spellingShingle Community-based initiatives and the politicization gap in socio-ecological transitions: Lessons from Portugal
Mourato, João
Socio-ecological transitions
Sustainability transitions
Community-based initiatives
Social innovation
Portuguese community politics
Politicization and sustainability
title_short Community-based initiatives and the politicization gap in socio-ecological transitions: Lessons from Portugal
title_full Community-based initiatives and the politicization gap in socio-ecological transitions: Lessons from Portugal
title_fullStr Community-based initiatives and the politicization gap in socio-ecological transitions: Lessons from Portugal
title_full_unstemmed Community-based initiatives and the politicization gap in socio-ecological transitions: Lessons from Portugal
title_sort Community-based initiatives and the politicization gap in socio-ecological transitions: Lessons from Portugal
author Mourato, João
author_facet Mourato, João
Bussler, Alexandra
author_role author
author2 Bussler, Alexandra
author2_role author
dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Repositório da Universidade de Lisboa
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Mourato, João
Bussler, Alexandra
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Socio-ecological transitions
Sustainability transitions
Community-based initiatives
Social innovation
Portuguese community politics
Politicization and sustainability
topic Socio-ecological transitions
Sustainability transitions
Community-based initiatives
Social innovation
Portuguese community politics
Politicization and sustainability
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