ABSTRACT
Social practice theory (SPT) examines how shared routines and activities shape our daily lives and societies, focusing on actions within social contexts. Sitting at the intersection of key theoretical debates in the social sciences about what drives social action and behavior, it seeks a middle ground in the long-standing “structure-agency” debate. This debate refers to the tendency of approaches to emphasize either individual agency (the capacity of individuals to act independently) or social structures (such as political economy) as the primary drivers of behavior. In contrast, SPT focuses on how agency and structure interact within social practices and their everyday performances.
