Circular citizenship behaviours to promote systemic change: Influences of values, beliefs, and norms

Environmental problems arise from human behaviour and could be alleviated if people engaged more consistently in sustainable behaviour. Yet, current systems oftentimes inhibit sustainable behaviours. Thus, systemic changes are needed too. Citizens, too, can engage in behaviours promoting systemic change. This study utilises the Systemic Change through Citizen Action (SCCA) framework that introduces circular citizenship behaviours reflecting actions that citizens can take to influence other citizens, governments, and businesses to support a circular economy. A key question we will address is how widely people already engage in these actions and which factors increase the likelihood that people engage in these behaviours aimed at promoting systemic change. Specifically, we will investigate to what extent values, beliefs, norms, and personal agency are related to engagement in circular citizenship behaviours by conducting a questionnaire study among a representative sample of Dutch citizens.