Active sustainability actors: A life course approach

Katariina Koistinen, Satu Teerikangas, Mirja Mikkilä and Lassi Linnanen

Sustainable Development, 2020, vol. 28, issue 1, 208-223

Abstract: There is an increasing interest in the role of actors in the pursuit of sustainability transitions. In this paper, we adopt a life course perspective to explore active sustainability actors. To this end, we interviewed 16 professionals across private, public, and third sectors in Finland. The paper's main implication is in introducing a life course perspective to the study of active sustainability actors. Second, we propose a grounded model of active actors' sustainability engagement. The model details sustainability agency formation and maintenance dynamics. Going forward, our findings are a call for further research on sustainability agency, be it in its engagement, via life courses, or via the study of different actor types.

Date: 2020
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