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Circular Economy regulation : An emerging research agenda

Monciardini, David ; Maitre-Ekern, Eléonore ; Dalhammar, Carl LU and Malcolm, Rosalind (2023) p.219-240
Abstract

Circular Economy regulation is rapidly adopted at different levels of governance, including municipalities, private and industry standards, national law and supranational standard-setting. There are increasing demands from policymakers, businesses and civil society for theoretical insights and more knowledge on the effects of policies and laws ('policy learning'). However, despite this mounting interest, the literature still lacks a real strand of studies that systematically and comprehensively addresses this area of research. The chapter offers a review of the origins and limitations of the current model of regulation and the emergence of a law of the Circular Economy in Europe. We maintain that the policy and academic debate is... (More)

Circular Economy regulation is rapidly adopted at different levels of governance, including municipalities, private and industry standards, national law and supranational standard-setting. There are increasing demands from policymakers, businesses and civil society for theoretical insights and more knowledge on the effects of policies and laws ('policy learning'). However, despite this mounting interest, the literature still lacks a real strand of studies that systematically and comprehensively addresses this area of research. The chapter offers a review of the origins and limitations of the current model of regulation and the emergence of a law of the Circular Economy in Europe. We maintain that the policy and academic debate is currently too fragmented, depoliticised and undertheorised, highlighting existing gaps and new research directions.

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published
subject
keywords
Circular Economy Action Plan, Ecodesign Directive, EU law, Policy learning, Waste regulation: sustainable product policy
host publication
Handbook of the Circular Economy : Transitions and Transformation - Transitions and Transformation
pages
22 pages
publisher
De Gruyter
external identifiers
  • scopus:85151849785
ISBN
9783110723229
9783110723373
DOI
10.1515/9783110723373-016
language
English
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yes
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2762a59d-c151-4440-bd2e-f5b6f8200057
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2023-10-09 12:15:04
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  author       = {{Monciardini, David and Maitre-Ekern, Eléonore and Dalhammar, Carl and Malcolm, Rosalind}},
  booktitle    = {{Handbook of the Circular Economy : Transitions and Transformation}},
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  language     = {{eng}},
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  pages        = {{219--240}},
  publisher    = {{De Gruyter}},
  title        = {{Circular Economy regulation : An emerging research agenda}},
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  doi          = {{10.1515/9783110723373-016}},
  year         = {{2023}},
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