How can community-based initiatives make repairing and maintaining things a social norm in the UK?

Jackson, Victoria (2013) How can community-based initiatives make repairing and maintaining things a social norm in the UK? Masters thesis, Brighton University.

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How can community-based initiatives make repairing and maintaining things a social norm in the UK? (5MB)

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Jackson, Victoria

Description/Abstract:

This thesis is based on six months of action research into the practice of repair.

The praxis aspect of the action research has come from
establishing and running the Brighton Repair Café. This initiative follows the Repair Café model established by the Repair Café Foundation in Holland. Observations of the participants and the progress of the initiative in Brighton have informed an action reflection cycle; as have interviews with organisers and observations of other community-based re-use and repair initiatives in the United Kingdom and the Netherlands.

A review of literature on psycho-sociological theories
complimented by ecological literacy, design and cultural
theories has been used to appraise the praxis in the context of contemporary issues and the emergent repair movement. These appraisals have been supported by the analysis of lectures and forums on repair, re-use, service design, social design and publications on new economic models to inform the generation of speculative theories and proposals for legislations, solutions in practice and further research.

Item Type:

Thesis

Official URL:

https://www.academia.edu/8611826/How_can_community...

Date:

August 2013

Funders:

Defra, Chartered Institute of Waste Management

Projects or Series:

Brighton Repair Cafe

Schools:

School of Further Education