Addressing (un)intentional communities of sustainability practices. Conceptual lessons from Luxembourg's Redange canton.

Abstract

Der Beitrag stellt - am Beispiel des Kantons Rédange in Luxemburg - Aspekte eines laufenden Forschungsprojekts vor, das sich mit der Heterogenität von Nachhaltigkeitsgedanken in (transformativen) Initiativen befasst.This paper presents aspects of an ongoing research project that addresses the heterogeneity of sustainability mindsets in (transformative) initiatives, which are perceived as social practices. It sets out with a brief overview of the key developments in Redange in the past 30 years. It then presents empiric findings of diverse motivations of practitioners and introduces aspects of the research design that addresses these motivations empirically with Q-methodology from a symbolic interacitonsit perspective. The paper puts into dialogue the research design and findings presented with current SI research.