In this paper we mobilize sustainability transitions literature to explore directionality for circular economy (CE) transitions, by drawing on and adapting a framework for analysing roadmaps to empirically investigate CE strategies. Specifically, this paper explores circular economy CE strategy documents in the Nordics, the commonalities and differences between them and to what extent they provide directionality for CE transitions. Through a systematic document analysis of 39 CE strategy documents, we find that the strategy documents are vague and lack clear political visions. As such, we argue that the documents fail to provide clear directionality for CE transitions and question their usefulness. Additionally, the paper demonstrates how CE strategy documents can contribute to promoting the development of industries that couple to national ambitions for the development of new, green industries.

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北欧循环经济战略：方向性比较分析


在本文中，我们利用可持续发展转型文献来探索循环经济（CE）转型的方向性，通过利用和调整路线图分析框架来实证研究循环经济战略。具体而言，本文探讨了北欧循环经济循环经济战略文件、它们之间的共性和差异，以及它们在多大程度上为循环经济转型提供了方向性。通过对39份CE战略文件的系统分析，我们发现这些战略文件内容模糊，缺乏明确的政治愿景。因此，我们认为这些文件未能为 CE 过渡提供明确的方向，并质疑其有用性。此外，本文还展示了CE战略文件如何有助于促进与国家发展新型绿色产业的雄心相结合的产业发展。