Towards a critical understanding of Doughnut Economics - The case of Tomelilla, Sweden
(2022) SGEM08 20221Department of Human Geography
- Abstract
- In recent years, Kate Raworth’s new alternative macroeconomic model, “doughnut economics” (DE) has become increasingly popular within policies on different scales around the world. The doughnut-shaped framework addresses the urgent crises of our time by advocating for a balanced development that considers the planet’s well-being while securing our social needs. Since the introduction of the framework, several European cities have started to implement Raworth’s ideas within their policies. However, there is a lack of previous studies that critically engage with this new economic model. To fill this gap in the literature, my thesis aims to examine how the model deals with growth and urbanization by incorporating critical theories as an... (More)
- In recent years, Kate Raworth’s new alternative macroeconomic model, “doughnut economics” (DE) has become increasingly popular within policies on different scales around the world. The doughnut-shaped framework addresses the urgent crises of our time by advocating for a balanced development that considers the planet’s well-being while securing our social needs. Since the introduction of the framework, several European cities have started to implement Raworth’s ideas within their policies. However, there is a lack of previous studies that critically engage with this new economic model. To fill this gap in the literature, my thesis aims to examine how the model deals with growth and urbanization by incorporating critical theories as an attempt to move towards a critical understanding of the framework. The first Swedish city to explore the model is Tomelilla and with the use of a case study approach, my thesis investigates the municipality’s take on growth, urbanization, and the model. The questions at issue were examined through four semi-structured interviews with city officials in Tomelilla and a content analysis of doughnut economics’ core book. All interviews were then thematically analyzed based on four main themes that emerged from my theoretical framework: urbanization, growth, the doughnut model, and housing. The analysis shows that the municipality’s views coincide with Raworth’s ideas to a large extent, where the city officials, for instance, perceive growth as a possibility in the future. However, by analyzing Raworth’s engagement with growth and urbanization, it seems that there is a need for critical theories that could open up alternative discussions and reflections. My analysis indicates that there are shortcomings and certain ambiguities within Raworth’s analysis of growth, and her framework could be strengthened by insights from critical theory. (Less)
Please use this url to cite or link to this publication:
http://lup.lub.lu.se/student-papers/record/9082991
- author
- Eriksson, Filip LU
- supervisor
- organization
- course
- SGEM08 20221
- year
- 2022
- type
- H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
- subject
- keywords
- Doughnut Economics, Economic growth, Tomelilla, Critical theory
- language
- English
- id
- 9082991
- date added to LUP
- 2022-06-13 10:10:16
- date last changed
- 2022-06-13 10:10:16
@misc{9082991,
abstract = {{In recent years, Kate Raworth’s new alternative macroeconomic model, “doughnut economics” (DE) has become increasingly popular within policies on different scales around the world. The doughnut-shaped framework addresses the urgent crises of our time by advocating for a balanced development that considers the planet’s well-being while securing our social needs. Since the introduction of the framework, several European cities have started to implement Raworth’s ideas within their policies. However, there is a lack of previous studies that critically engage with this new economic model. To fill this gap in the literature, my thesis aims to examine how the model deals with growth and urbanization by incorporating critical theories as an attempt to move towards a critical understanding of the framework. The first Swedish city to explore the model is Tomelilla and with the use of a case study approach, my thesis investigates the municipality’s take on growth, urbanization, and the model. The questions at issue were examined through four semi-structured interviews with city officials in Tomelilla and a content analysis of doughnut economics’ core book. All interviews were then thematically analyzed based on four main themes that emerged from my theoretical framework: urbanization, growth, the doughnut model, and housing. The analysis shows that the municipality’s views coincide with Raworth’s ideas to a large extent, where the city officials, for instance, perceive growth as a possibility in the future. However, by analyzing Raworth’s engagement with growth and urbanization, it seems that there is a need for critical theories that could open up alternative discussions and reflections. My analysis indicates that there are shortcomings and certain ambiguities within Raworth’s analysis of growth, and her framework could be strengthened by insights from critical theory.}},
author = {{Eriksson, Filip}},
language = {{eng}},
note = {{Student Paper}},
title = {{Towards a critical understanding of Doughnut Economics - The case of Tomelilla, Sweden}},
year = {{2022}},
}