RESHORE delivers nuanced and cutting-edge understandings of a novel social phenomenon, including discussion of forms of economic activity framed through cosmo-localism, degrowth, the foundational economy, strategic autonomy and other concepts. Amidst ecological crisis, and with increasing discussion and focus falling on post-growth economics and politics, the project helps us to understand localism and local production from a post-growth perspective in new ways.
One already-published result is a typology of contemporary economic localisms, published in the journal Local Economy. Furthermore, with one case study focusing on the Czech Republic, the project also brings novel perspectives around the relevance of degrowth in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE), and how concepts which derive from the West in relation to local community-based manufacturing (such as the Maker Movement, Fab Labs, craftivism etc.) sit in this context. This will be seen in a number of forthcoming academic and non-academic publications.
The results of the project exceed written and published outputs, including new social connections and creative initiatives produced through connections made during participatory workshops and exchanges taking place under the auspices of the project.