The Hijacking of the Bioeconomy
Vivien, Franck-Dominique (University of Reims Champagne-Ardenne)
Nieddu, Martino (University of Reims Champagne-Ardenne)
Befort, Nicolas (NEOMA Business School)
Debref, Romain (University of Reims Champagne-Ardenne)
Giampietro, Mario (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Institut de Ciència i Tecnologia Ambientals)

Date:	2019
Abstract:	Georgescu-Roegen used the term bioeconomy to refer to a radical ecological perspective on economics he developed in the 1970s and 1980s. In recent years, it has also become a buzzword used by public institutions to announce and describe a supposed current economic and ecological transition. We see in this use an attempt of semantic hijacking of the original term. To support this claim we analyze three different interpretations of the term bioeconomy, presenting each of them as narratives combining distinct visions of future economic development, technical trajectories and imaginaries associated with a particular relationship to nature. Finally, we discuss these narratives in relation to the endorsement they receive by different stakeholders.
Grants:	Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad MDM-2015-0552
Note:	Unidad de excelencia María de Maeztu MdM-2015-0552
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Language:	Anglès
Document:	Article ; recerca ; Versió acceptada per publicar
Subject:	Bioeconomy ; Bioeconomics ; Georgescu-Roegen ; Biotechnology ; Biorefinery
Published in:	Ecological economics, Vol. 159 (May 2019) , p. 189-197, ISSN 0921-8009

DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2019.01.027

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