Unlearning

= Unlearning is a concept used in Sustainability transitions theory

Description

Olga Vincent et al. :

"Consciously not thinking or acting in ‘old’ ways (Stenvall et al., 2018)

Abandons, rejects, discards from use, gives up, abstains from retrieving, questions taken-for-granted values, norms, beliefs (e.g. the idea of progress as endless accumulation and expansion), and operations and behaviour (e.g. over-production and -consumption).

Enables learning new cultural significations and routines (e.g. voluntary simplicity) and emotional re-attachment (e.g. with nature)."

(https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0959378021000698)