Bioeconomy imaginaries: A review of forest-related social science literature.

ABSTRACT: This review article examines how social science literature co-produces various imaginaries of forest-based bioeconomy transformations and pathways for reaching desired ends. Based on an analysis of 59 research articles, we find that despite a growing number of social sciences studies on the forest-based bioeconomy, much of the research tends to replicate a bioeconomy imaginary articulated in EU and national bioeconomy policies and strategies. Accordingly, the research primarily reproduces a weak approach to sustainability, which prioritize economic growth and competitiveness. Expectations are largely directed at national and regional corporate interests and forest industrial renewal, while the state has a supportive rather than restricting role. We discuss the findings against the role of

SUBMITTER: Holmgren S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7568747 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature