Résumés
Résumé
Cet article présente les résultats d’un projet de recherche sur l’économie circulaire telle que mise en oeuvre par les individus à travers la consommation d’objets usagés. Il s’inscrit dans la sociologie de la consommation durable et mobilise l’approche par les pratiques sociales. L’analyse de 19 entretiens menés avec personnes qui acquièrent et utilisent des objets de seconde main a permis, d’une part, de révéler la complexité et la richesse de cet ensemble de pratiques tant sur le plan des compétences mobilisées et de leur dimension matérielle qu’en lien avec le sens accordé aux objets et au fait de les acquérir, de les utiliser et de les départir. D’autre part, les résultats présentés montrent bien que dans l’état actuel des choses, l’acquisition d’objets usagés relève du passe-temps ou de la passion, qui demande le développement de compétences spécifiques et le déploiement important de ressources temporelles, financières, culturelles et sociales, beaucoup plus que d’un ensemble de pratiques facilement généralisables. Une mise à l’échelle de cette forme de consommation circulaire nécessitera le développement d’infrastructures qui permettront aux objets de réellement gagner une seconde vie.
Mots-clés :
- Objets de seconde main,
- consommation circulaire,
- sociologie de la consommation,
- approche par les pratiques sociales
Abstract
This article provides the results of a research project on the circular economy as implemented by individuals, through the consumption of second-hand objects. It falls within the sociology of sustainable consumption and is based on a social practices approach. The analysis of 19 interviews conducted with people who acquire and use second-hand objects revealed the complexity and richness of this set of practices, in terms of the skills involved and their material aspect, and regarding the meaning attached to the objects and the act of acquiring, using, and disposing them. On the other hand, the results provided clearly show that, as things stand, the acquisition of used objects is a hobby or a passion that requires the development of specific skills and the significant display of temporal, financial, cultural, and social resources, much more than a set of easily generalizable practices. Scaling up this form of circular consumption will require the development of infrastructures that will enable to give objects a real second life.
Keywords:
- Second-hand objects,
- circular consumption,
- sociology of consumption,
- social practice theory
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