Beyond ‘behaviour’
The institutionalisation of practice and the case of energy-efficient lighting in Denmark
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12698300 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Audley Genus (0000-0001-6175-9924, Kingston University, corresponding author), Charlotte Jensen (0000-0002-1555-3033, Aalborg University), Charlotte Louise Jensen (0000-0001-9071-0740, Aalborg University) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 19 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 340-358 |
| Publication date | 2017-07-12 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Consumer Culture (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1469-5405 • E-ISSN: 1741-2900 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/1469540517717781 |
| OpenAlex | W2625954607 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
| References cited | 24 |
In contrast with approaches which focus on behaviour relating to purchasing decisions and attitudes of consumers, research on social practices emphasises the analysis of what people routinely do and the elements of practice underpinning institutionalisation of collective conventions. This article contributes to this growing stream of literature by investigating social practices relevant to energy-efficient lighting in Denmark. It reports on data collected from ‘ethnographic interviews’ conducted in 16 Danish households and suggests that drawing on insights from institutional theory could enrich our understanding of social practices, for example, in relation to the emergence and embedding of new practices and shedding of ‘old’ ones. In addition to highlighting the elements of practice previously identified as integral to collective conventions and connections among different domains of practice, this article recognises the importance of phenomena usually examined in work emphasising institutional analysis. It suggests that policy interventions need to recognise various kinds of institutional rules and processes which confer legitimacy to emerging practices, to facilitate their sedimentation and contribute to realising environmentally sustainable systems and societies
Ethnography · Habitus · Institutionalisation · Legitimacy · Political science · Politics · Practice theory · Public relations · Social practice · Social science · Sociology · Sustainability · Underpinning · Participatory Visual Research Methods · Social Acceptance of Renewable Energy · Sustainability and Climate Change Governance
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The role of practice-based interventions in energy transitions
Comparing the German exit of nuclear and coal
Making space for 'the social
Smart Energy Technologies in Everyday Life
Changing Practices, Changing Education
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Travels of Ideas
Making energy visible
Institutional Work
The Site of the Social
The Dynamics of Social Practice
InterViews
Institutional Theories of Organization
Rethinking embodied knowledge and household consumption
Putting practice into policy
Understanding change and continuity in residential energy consumption
How theories of practice can inform transition to a decarbonised transport system
Institutional carriers
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What Is Energy For? Social Practice and Energy Demand
Taking ideas and discourse seriously
Consumption and Theories of Practice
Discursive Institutionalism
Conceptualizing connections
| Citations per year | 0.88 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2018 - 2023 (6) |
| Highly cited | No |