Candidate research questions for the swapshop thesis

Drafted a set of candidate RQs for #42YBLA, calibrated to the existing chapter structure and theoretical framing (practice theory + consumption work + quiet sustainability).

Three plausible main RQs:

1. Is freecycling at brīvbode a practice in its own right, or a recurring moment in other practices? (already implicit in #D3KTS4 engages Evans #4EFC4F and #2PLBS9

2. How are divestment, acquisition and circulation organised in a non-monetary, non-domestic node, and what work sustains them? (cleanly maps to Ch. 4 #3S645Y and Ch. 5 #8B58LN

3. Under what conditions does a swapshop foster alternative consumption practices vs. reproducing acquisition/accumulation logics? (engages Hobson #4AE86F Eden #59QUM6

Sub-questions by angle:

• Materials & meanings (Ch. 4): kinds of things #YTU7HD #ECW9JD #WY3HQT destabilised meaning #2M2CR7 #Z6H24X #LZTTB4 via Kopytoff #9DHD6K Appadurai #PB2Z6X positioning vs market/charity/gift #X2Y6B9 #ADHCE8 #SQZ3YB

• Skills & consumption work (Ch. 5): competences #SAC7HP #9E3XG9 #K4UE3G via Evans #V9QTJP and #CBG5TD learning/teaching divestment #HXL6UJ #3AYA88 #GAF5TZ emotional labour #YSK2AB #EU3EU3 #G3SV7U

• Circulation/value: thing-careers via #EF7E4G with Bohlin #ZJUEY4 and #MBXQXR visible exchange moment #CV2YSA #SQZ3YB

• Sustainability: quiet sustainability framing (Smith & Jehlička #WVG7HV Mašek #MRANHJ Kuppinger #4Y4DVC vs. self-conscious sustainability #A4RDB5 #3697HP limits #W3W463 #WY3HQT #ZVJFLP Hobson #UMYA27

• Negotiation: norms #JPU2KR #2GLSV9 #PCBSR9 #4TYRY7 spillover into household practice #ZM9GHK #PGTLC6 via Hargreaves #XAYNBH Spaargaren & Fraanje #LB72BP

Recommended structure: anchor on RQ2 as main, with three sub-questions matching Ch. 4, Ch. 5, and the discussion’s “is this a practice / is this sustainable?” question.