Social transformation and postcapitalist possibility: Emerging dialogues between practice theory and diverse economies

While practice theories and diverse economy approaches are widely employed by human geographers, the two literatures have developed in parallel, rather than in dialogue. This article argues that this has constrained understandings of postcapitalist social change and traces an emerging theoretical co...

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Published inProgress in human geography Vol. 45; no. 2; pp. 253 - 275
Main Authors Schmid, Benedikt, Smith, Thomas SJ
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London, England SAGE Publications 01.04.2021
Sage Publications Ltd
Subjects
Activism
Constraints
Economic theory
Geographers
Human geography
Politics
Postcapitalism
Social change
Social interactions
Traditions
Transformation
diverse economies
practice theory
scale
postcapitalism
power
materiality
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Summary:While practice theories and diverse economy approaches are widely employed by human geographers, the two literatures have developed in parallel, rather than in dialogue. This article argues that this has constrained understandings of postcapitalist social change and traces an emerging theoretical conversation between these traditions. It outlines the potential of scholarly engagement with what we term ‘diverse practices’, especially when discussing the scalar possibilities and constraints of community activism. By grounding diverse economic scholarship in practice-theoretical conceptions of power, politics, and scale, the article proposes a materialisation of postcapitalist possibility and explores the barriers and facilitators of transformative geographies.
ISSN:0309-1325
1477-0288
DOI:10.1177/0309132520905642