The role of community sharing in sustainability transformation: case studies from Norway

Based on three case studies of community sharing in different sectors of society, we address how and under what conditions community sharing can contribute to sustainability transformation. Considering modes of exchange an leverage points, we analyze how community sharing can add to transformation w...

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Published in:Sustainability : science, practice, & policy practice, & policy, 2021-01, Vol.17 (1), p.334-348
Main Authors: Westskog, Hege, Julsrud, Tom Erik, Kallbekken, Steffen, Frenken, Koen, Schor, Juliet, Standal, Karina
Format: Article
Language:English
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Case studies
Community
Community change
community sharing
institutionalization
Leverage
leverage points
redistributive exchange
Sharing
Sustainability
Sustainability transformation
Transformations
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Summary:Based on three case studies of community sharing in different sectors of society, we address how and under what conditions community sharing can contribute to sustainability transformation. Considering modes of exchange an leverage points, we analyze how community sharing can add to transformation when sharing systems are designed to intervene at both shallow and deep leverage points. Our case studies indicate that sustainability transformations are dynamic processes in which even shallow levels of leverage can affect change. We show that community sharing can be upscaled through restructuring institutions via redistributive exchange systems, while initiatives supported by strong and lasting institutions are in the best position to contribute to change. Furthermore, our results suggest that sharing practices may strengthen ties and trust in an enterprise or local community. Finally, community-sharing systems that build on existing values in line with sustainability transformation may be in the best position to contribute to deeper levers of change.
ISSN:1548-7733
1548-7733
DOI:10.1080/15487733.2021.1969820