Cynthia Isenhour
Biographic Data
| ID | 6642836 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Cynthia Isenhour |
| GIVEN NAMES | Cynthia |
| FAMILY NAME | Isenhour |
| SIGNATURE | ISENHOUR C |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Kentucky |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 2 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2008 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Lessons, narratives, and research directions for a sustainable circular economy
The current enthusiasm for the circular economy (CE) offers a unique opportunity to advance the impact of research on sustainability transitions. Diverse interpretations of CE by scholars, however, produce partly opposing assessments of its potential benefits, which can hinder progress. Here, we synthesize policy‐relevant lessons and research directions for a sustainable CE and identify three narratives—optimist, reformist, and skeptical—that und…
The Welfare Contract and Critical Case Management
Drawing on three years of ethnographic research on the decision making processes of welfare case managers in urban Kentucky, we focus here on a group of case managers who subvert the demands placed on them by neoliberal welfare policy. These women refer to their own experiences as low-income, single parents to reconceptualize notions of the “un/deserving” poor, the welfare contract, and what it means to be “self-sufficient.” Case manager resistan…
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The Welfare Contract and Critical Case Management
Drawing on three years of ethnographic research on the decision making processes of welfare case managers in urban Kentucky, we focus here on a group of case managers who subvert the demands placed on them by neoliberal welfare policy. These women refer to their own experiences as low-income, single parents to reconceptualize notions of the “un/deserving” poor, the welfare contract, and what it means to be “self-sufficient.” Case manager resistan…
Lessons, narratives, and research directions for a sustainable circular economy
The current enthusiasm for the circular economy (CE) offers a unique opportunity to advance the impact of research on sustainability transitions. Diverse interpretations of CE by scholars, however, produce partly opposing assessments of its potential benefits, which can hinder progress. Here, we synthesize policy‐relevant lessons and research directions for a sustainable CE and identify three narratives—optimist, reformist, and skeptical—that und…
Political science (2 works) · Biology (1 work) · Business (1 work) · Circular economy (1 work) · Dehumanization (1 work) · Ecology (1 work) · Economic geography (1 work) · Economic system (1 work) · Economics (1 work) · Economy (1 work)