Crafting postgrowth urban economies: Ontologies and practices of sustainability-oriented craft entrepreneurs in the Netherlands

Olga Vincent

Crafting postgrowth urban economies: Ontologies and practices of sustainability-oriented craft entrepreneurs in the Netherlands

Olga Vincent

Department of Arts and Culture Studies

Research output: Types of Thesis › Doctoral Thesis › Internal

Abstract

This thesis aims to strengthen the dialogue between literature on craft production, degrowth and diverse economies, and is based on four articles that form the basis of Chapters 2-5 and a concluding Chapter 6. The overarching research question for the thesis is: How can sustainability-oriented craft entrepreneurs prefigure ontologies and practices compatible with degrowth-aligned sustainability transformation in post-industrial cities?

Original language	English
Awarding Institution	Erasmus University Rotterdam
Supervisors/Advisors	Brandellero, Amanda, Supervisor Reijnders, Stijn, Supervisor
Award date	10 Sept 2026
Place of Publication	Rotterdam
Print ISBNs	978-90-76665-73-3
Publication status	Published - 10 Sept 2026

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