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The community economies of Esch-sur-Alzette: rereading the economy of Luxembourg
TAYLOR AIKEN, Gerald; SCHULZ, Christian; SCHMID, Benedikt
2020In Voluntary Sector Review, 11, p. 205-223
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Keywords :
degrowth; community initiatives; circular economy
Abstract :
[en] This article outlines the community economies of Esch-sur-Alzette, the ‘second city’ of Luxembourg. ‘Community economies’ – an approach outlined by J.K. Gibson-Graham – draws attention to alternative narratives of economic development and the representation of economic identity. Despite (the Grand Duchy of) Luxembourg’s reputation as a European Union centre, with substantial finance and tax activity, Esch-sur-Alzette is a post-industrial and multilingual melting pot. The alternative narrative here is of the multiple community-based organisations and movements in Esch-sur-Alzette: an energy cooperative, urban gardening, an upcycling clothing factory, a local food shop and restaurant, and vibrant civil society discussions and interventions in (inter)national politics. Civil society, while central to both understandings of grassroots environmental action and the community economies framework of Gibson-Graham, takes on quite a different flavour in Luxembourg. This article then takes the case of Luxembourg to reread the relationship of the state to the so-called third sector, in doing so defending the political possibilities of community economies.
Disciplines :
Human geography & demography
Social economics
Sociology & social sciences
Author, co-author :
TAYLOR AIKEN, Gerald ;  University of Luxembourg > Faculty of Language and Literature, Humanities, Arts and Education (FLSHASE) > Identités, Politiques, Sociétés, Espaces (IPSE)
SCHULZ, Christian  ;  University of Luxembourg > Faculty of Language and Literature, Humanities, Arts and Education (FLSHASE) > Identités, Politiques, Sociétés, Espaces (IPSE)
SCHMID, Benedikt ;  University of Luxembourg > Faculty of Language and Literature, Humanities, Arts and Education (FLSHASE) > Identités, Politiques, Sociétés, Espaces (IPSE)
External co-authors :
yes
Language :
English
Title :
The community economies of Esch-sur-Alzette: rereading the economy of Luxembourg
Publication date :
2020
Journal title :
Voluntary Sector Review
ISSN :
2040-8056
eISSN :
2040-8064
Publisher :
Policy Press, Bristol, United Kingdom
Special issue title :
Re-reading civil society engagement in local action for environmental sustainability: connections, negotiations, entanglements
Volume :
11
Pages :
205-223
Peer reviewed :
Peer Reviewed verified by ORBi
Focus Area :
Sustainable Development
FnR Project :
FNR11338441 - Challenges For The Implementation Of Circular Economy Policies: Practices, Institutions And Hybrid Intersections, 2016 (01/04/2017-31/03/2020) - Christian Schulz
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