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  1. Waste not, want not by Hakkarainen, Sanja, Nilsson, Jessica

    Published 2016
    “…Stakeholder theory, sustainability management, and the triple bottom line are concepts that influence and relate to social practice theory in various ways while they also provide perspectives to help analyze the elements of practice theory. …”
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    Second cycle, A2E
  2. The dependence on staying updated by Axelsson, Malin

    Published 2020
    “…The aim of this study is therefore to develop a deeper understanding of the practice of consuming electronics and its sustainability aspects. According to practice theory, a practice is the setting in which the social is performed and can be described as a block of interconnected elements. …”
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    Second cycle, A2E
  3. Understanding sense-making in volunteer units by Berg, Rebecka

    Published 2017
    “…The purpose of this study is to provide a deeper understanding of how volunteer units work, in order to find out ways of how to successfully recruit and retain volunteers for a longer period. Guided by practice theory, the study explains the sense-making of coordinators and volunteers. …”
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    Second cycle, A2E
  4. Making sense of sustainability by Appeltofft, Ellen

    Published 2016
    “…Even when sustainability values are incorporated in an organization, there can still be a dissonance between what the values state and what the performance shows. With the aid of Practice theory I was able to deepen the understanding of where this dissonance occurs. …”
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    Second cycle, A2E
  5. Street food environmental sustainability in a urbanizing global south: A social practice perspective by Vignola, Raffaele, Oosterveer, Peter

    Published 2022
    “…A social science theory being increasingly applied to food systems and sustainability transformations, social practice theory focuses attention on the cultural, institutional, and physical embeddedness of social routines that characterize street food systems. …”
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    Journal Article
  6. Beyond transformations: Zooming in on agricultural digitalization and the changing social practices of rural farming in Northern Ghana, West Africa by Abdulai, Abdul-Rahim, Gibson, Ryan, Fraser, Evan D.G.

    Published 2023
    “…Here, we employ a mixed-method approach (1565 survey respondents, 16 focus group discussions, and 22 interviews) to examine farmers' experiences with digital agriculture services in Northern Ghana through a social practice theory (SPT) lens. We found that farmers perceive digitalization as transitioning their everyday activities across the farming spectrum, including decisions and activities related to season planning, planting, husbandry, harvesting, post-harvest management, and sales. …”
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  7. “We do this for the environment to feel good” by Gabrielsson, Ida

    Published 2016
    “…This study calls on practice theory in order to compare the practices in place at each school and discern what is necessary for the children to feel that the practices are meaningful for them, in that they can reflect upon the meaning of the practice, they feel enabled, have influence, and a mandate of agency in environmental questions. …”
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    Second cycle, A2E
  8. The practice of blogging by Naess, Camilla

    Published 2016
    “…Drawing on the theoretical framework of practice theory, I operationalize these blogs as intermediaries, translating a complex market for consumers. …”
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    Second cycle, A2E
  9. Engaging the plurality of values in the improvement of the Environmental Impact Assessment in Colombia : what’s the problem represented to be of the Colombian Environmental License... by Cantillo Carrero, Andrea Maria

    Published 2019
    “…In this study, based on practice theory, I argue that in order to have a better understanding on why the process is not fulfilling its purpose, the views of the actors who take part in it need to be studied. …”
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  10. Living against the grain of society by Fritz, Diana

    Published 2021
    “…With the help of practice theory, which is especially fit to analyze everyday practices and change, and a qualitative interview study with seven voluntary simplifiers living in Sweden, I answer the following research questions: What are the motivations and drivers for having a voluntary simplicity lifestyle?…”
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    Second cycle, A2E
  11. Customer perceptions of equipment rental by Berg, Ellinor

    Published 2020
    “…The aim of this study was to explain factors that influence customer request for green equipment rental using a multidisciplinary research method and Social Practice Theory [SPT]. The research has a flexible design and consists of a case study of the phenomenon of renting, a literature review, and multiple sources of empirical data. …”
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    Second cycle, A2E

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