Les récits de la bioéconomie comme grille de lecture des tensions sur les transformations écologiques du capitalisme

This article provides an understanding of the ecological transition as a new phase of capitalism. We adopt a meso-regulation approach and propose to think of the patterns of ecological transition as the outcome of a confrontation among heterogeneous groups of actors. We focus on the case of the bioe...

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Main Authors: Nicolas Béfort, Pascal Grouiez, Romain Debref, Franck-Dominique Vivien
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Language:English
Published: Association Recherche & Régulation 2023-12-01
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Online Access:https://journals.openedition.org/regulation/23106
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description This article provides an understanding of the ecological transition as a new phase of capitalism. We adopt a meso-regulation approach and propose to think of the patterns of ecological transition as the outcome of a confrontation among heterogeneous groups of actors. We focus on the case of the bioeconomy, whose specific feature lies in its capacity to question the institutionalization of some material and energy flows. We discuss the contribution of the bioeconomy, as a meso-economic space still under construction, to the definition of an ecological form of capitalism. Using a definition of meso spaces as spaces of differentiation within capitalism, we question the ability of the bioeconomy to contribute to the reconfiguration of the accumulation regime, applying it to the case of France. We demonstrate the existence of three narratives of the meso spaces of the bioeconomy (biotechnology bioeconomy, biorefinery bioeconomy and ecological bioeconomy). These narratives contribute to defining the meso space of the bioeconomy. They are in tension over how they conceive material flows and the territorialization and sectoralization of the biobased economy.
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spelling doaj-art-60d9f7e22a714ed9a26ead124cea75bf2025-01-30T14:27:07ZengAssociation Recherche & RégulationRevue de la Régulation1957-77962023-12-013510.4000/regulation.23106Les récits de la bioéconomie comme grille de lecture des tensions sur les transformations écologiques du capitalismeNicolas BéfortPascal GrouiezRomain DebrefFranck-Dominique VivienThis article provides an understanding of the ecological transition as a new phase of capitalism. We adopt a meso-regulation approach and propose to think of the patterns of ecological transition as the outcome of a confrontation among heterogeneous groups of actors. We focus on the case of the bioeconomy, whose specific feature lies in its capacity to question the institutionalization of some material and energy flows. We discuss the contribution of the bioeconomy, as a meso-economic space still under construction, to the definition of an ecological form of capitalism. Using a definition of meso spaces as spaces of differentiation within capitalism, we question the ability of the bioeconomy to contribute to the reconfiguration of the accumulation regime, applying it to the case of France. We demonstrate the existence of three narratives of the meso spaces of the bioeconomy (biotechnology bioeconomy, biorefinery bioeconomy and ecological bioeconomy). These narratives contribute to defining the meso space of the bioeconomy. They are in tension over how they conceive material flows and the territorialization and sectoralization of the biobased economy.https://journals.openedition.org/regulation/23106bioeconomymeso space of differentiationmeso-regulationecological transitionregulation of the contradictions of capitalismcrisis of capitalism
spellingShingle Nicolas Béfort
Pascal Grouiez
Romain Debref
Franck-Dominique Vivien
Les récits de la bioéconomie comme grille de lecture des tensions sur les transformations écologiques du capitalisme
Revue de la Régulation
bioeconomy
meso space of differentiation
meso-regulation
ecological transition
regulation of the contradictions of capitalism
crisis of capitalism
title Les récits de la bioéconomie comme grille de lecture des tensions sur les transformations écologiques du capitalisme
title_full Les récits de la bioéconomie comme grille de lecture des tensions sur les transformations écologiques du capitalisme
title_fullStr Les récits de la bioéconomie comme grille de lecture des tensions sur les transformations écologiques du capitalisme
title_full_unstemmed Les récits de la bioéconomie comme grille de lecture des tensions sur les transformations écologiques du capitalisme
title_short Les récits de la bioéconomie comme grille de lecture des tensions sur les transformations écologiques du capitalisme
title_sort les recits de la bioeconomie comme grille de lecture des tensions sur les transformations ecologiques du capitalisme
topic bioeconomy
meso space of differentiation
meso-regulation
ecological transition
regulation of the contradictions of capitalism
crisis of capitalism
url https://journals.openedition.org/regulation/23106
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