M Marjanovic
Biographic Data
| ID | 418387 |
|---|---|
| NAME | M Marjanovic |
| GIVEN NAMES | M |
| FAMILY NAME | Marjanovic |
| SIGNATURE | MARJANOVIC M |
| AFFILIATIONS | University College London |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-6741-8477 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 9 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
What defenders of the circular economy get right, and what they don’t: Normative bias, academic elitism, and self-positioning in circular economy scholarship
This paper critically examines two recent defences of the circular economy by Julian Kirchherr and co-authors, arguing that, rather than merely responding to criticism, they aim to preserve a particular version of the circular economy as optimistic, institutionally pragmatic, growth-compatible, and expert-led. It contends that these defences acknowledge important limitations in circular economy practice and discourse, yet work to contain the impl…
Between identity and reputation: Place branding strategies in two shrinking European regions
Envisioning circular futures in shrinking cities and regions: Goal dependencies underpinning transition drivers
As the circular economy gains traction as an alternative sustainability paradigm, its translation into local and regional policy frameworks reveals a spectrum of interpretations shaped by divergent goals. Consequently, the adoption of the circular economy agenda becomes highly contingent upon context-specific governance visions and priorities. This paper explores how the circular economy is mobilised in two structurally shrinking European regions…
Negotiating the circular economy in a shrinking post-mining region: Material legacies and social circularity in Parkstad Limburg
This article critically examines the role of the circular economy in urban and regional governance, focusing on its social and political dimensions, often overlooked in favour of technical and economic considerations. Drawing on concepts of material and path dependence, it highlights the historical embeddedness of materials in spatial and community contexts, arguing that effective circular economy governance must extend beyond technocratic models…
Benefits, Challenges, and Steps Forward on Using Poetry Workshops in Interdisciplinary Migration Research: Reflections from the Field and Methodological Insights
This article offers a critical methodological reflection on the use of poetry workshops in migration research, positioning them as empowering, ethically complex, yet powerful research tools for studying migrant experience. While arts-based methods have gained momentum, their application often lacks critical reflexivity regarding their benefits, challenges, and interdisciplinary potential. Drawing on implementing and designing over 50 poetry works…
What Does It Take to ‘ Accept ’ Urban Shrinkage ? A Comparative Analysis of Discursive Pathways to Policy and Action on Shrinking Cities in the Netherlands and Finland
Shrinking cities are increasingly drawing global attention, but urban shrinkage is seldom considered as an enduring structural condition necessitating a move beyond growth‐centric strategies. The focus often remains on mitigating symptoms rather than embracing the broader implications of long‐term decline. Understanding of what drives decision‐makers to shift from mere recognition to acceptance of shrinkage, and to rethink conventional responses,…
Ignoring and denying, or why urban shrinkage remains off the agenda: Insights from the Netherlands and Finland
Urban shrinkage is often initially met with the strategies of ignoring and denying, where policymakers either fail to recognize the issue, avoid addressing it, or actively reject its existence. This paper addresses three gaps in the current understanding of these strategies: the lack of context-specific insights into their underlying drivers, the tendency to conflate ignoring and denying despite their distinct characteristics, and the limited exp…
Can Acceptance of Urban Shrinkage Shift Planning Strategies of Shrinking Cities From Growth to De-Growth
Shrinking cities scholars claim that planning actors in the cities where shrinking is accepted are more likely to change the focus of planning strategy from pursuing growth to actively planning for de-growth. Considering this argument, this article investigates to what extent planning actors in shrinking cities seek solutions outside the dominant growth paradigm if they accept the reality of shrinkage. This is accomplished by examining the compre…
Mapping the emergence of the circular economy within the governance paths of shrinking cities and regions: A comparative study of Parkstad Limburg (NL) and Satakunta (FI)
This paper studies the interplay between governance priorities concerning urban shrinkage and the circular economy (CE) agenda in the cases of Parkstad Limburg (NL) and Satakunta (FI), aiming to assess the potential of European circular imaginaries for creating novel development pathways in shrinking cities and regions. The findings reveal that the CE agenda emerges within specific sectors due to various influences, including European institution…
Mapping the emergence of the circular economy within the governance paths of shrinking cities and regions: A comparative study of Parkstad Limburg (NL) and Satakunta (FI)
This paper studies the interplay between governance priorities concerning urban shrinkage and the circular economy (CE) agenda in the cases of Parkstad Limburg (NL) and Satakunta (FI), aiming to assess the potential of European circular imaginaries for creating novel development pathways in shrinking cities and regions. The findings reveal that the CE agenda emerges within specific sectors due to various influences, including European institution…
Can Acceptance of Urban Shrinkage Shift Planning Strategies of Shrinking Cities From Growth to De-Growth
Shrinking cities scholars claim that planning actors in the cities where shrinking is accepted are more likely to change the focus of planning strategy from pursuing growth to actively planning for de-growth. Considering this argument, this article investigates to what extent planning actors in shrinking cities seek solutions outside the dominant growth paradigm if they accept the reality of shrinkage. This is accomplished by examining the compre…
Mapping the emergence of the circular economy within the governance paths of shrinking cities and regions: A comparative study of Parkstad Limburg (NL) and Satakunta (FI)
This paper studies the interplay between governance priorities concerning urban shrinkage and the circular economy (CE) agenda in the cases of Parkstad Limburg (NL) and Satakunta (FI), aiming to assess the potential of European circular imaginaries for creating novel development pathways in shrinking cities and regions. The findings reveal that the CE agenda emerges within specific sectors due to various influences, including European institution…
Benefits, Challenges, and Steps Forward on Using Poetry Workshops in Interdisciplinary Migration Research: Reflections from the Field and Methodological Insights
This article offers a critical methodological reflection on the use of poetry workshops in migration research, positioning them as empowering, ethically complex, yet powerful research tools for studying migrant experience. While arts-based methods have gained momentum, their application often lacks critical reflexivity regarding their benefits, challenges, and interdisciplinary potential. Drawing on implementing and designing over 50 poetry works…
What Does It Take to ‘ Accept ’ Urban Shrinkage ? A Comparative Analysis of Discursive Pathways to Policy and Action on Shrinking Cities in the Netherlands and Finland
Shrinking cities are increasingly drawing global attention, but urban shrinkage is seldom considered as an enduring structural condition necessitating a move beyond growth‐centric strategies. The focus often remains on mitigating symptoms rather than embracing the broader implications of long‐term decline. Understanding of what drives decision‐makers to shift from mere recognition to acceptance of shrinkage, and to rethink conventional responses,…
Ignoring and denying, or why urban shrinkage remains off the agenda: Insights from the Netherlands and Finland
Urban shrinkage is often initially met with the strategies of ignoring and denying, where policymakers either fail to recognize the issue, avoid addressing it, or actively reject its existence. This paper addresses three gaps in the current understanding of these strategies: the lack of context-specific insights into their underlying drivers, the tendency to conflate ignoring and denying despite their distinct characteristics, and the limited exp…
What defenders of the circular economy get right, and what they don’t: Normative bias, academic elitism, and self-positioning in circular economy scholarship
This paper critically examines two recent defences of the circular economy by Julian Kirchherr and co-authors, arguing that, rather than merely responding to criticism, they aim to preserve a particular version of the circular economy as optimistic, institutionally pragmatic, growth-compatible, and expert-led. It contends that these defences acknowledge important limitations in circular economy practice and discourse, yet work to contain the impl…
Between identity and reputation: Place branding strategies in two shrinking European regions
Envisioning circular futures in shrinking cities and regions: Goal dependencies underpinning transition drivers
As the circular economy gains traction as an alternative sustainability paradigm, its translation into local and regional policy frameworks reveals a spectrum of interpretations shaped by divergent goals. Consequently, the adoption of the circular economy agenda becomes highly contingent upon context-specific governance visions and priorities. This paper explores how the circular economy is mobilised in two structurally shrinking European regions…
Negotiating the circular economy in a shrinking post-mining region: Material legacies and social circularity in Parkstad Limburg
This article critically examines the role of the circular economy in urban and regional governance, focusing on its social and political dimensions, often overlooked in favour of technical and economic considerations. Drawing on concepts of material and path dependence, it highlights the historical embeddedness of materials in spatial and community contexts, arguing that effective circular economy governance must extend beyond technocratic models…
Urbanization and City Planning (7 works) · Resizing (6 works) · Rural development and sustainability (4 works) · Circular economy (3 works) · Corporate governance (3 works) · Cultural Industries and Urban Development (3 works) · Economic geography (2 works) · Geography (2 works) · Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism (2 works) · Legitimacy (2 works)