The Repair Mindset (Paperback)

Declan Murray

ISBN 10: 1529250870 / ISBN 13: 9781529250879

Published by Bristol University Press, 2026

About this Item

Paperback. Available open access digitally under CC-BY-NC-ND licence. Solar power is a renewable technology with huge benefits for both the Global North and South - but with an unavoidable byproduct: waste. This book - the first to examine the off-grid solar industry in Kenya - questions the technology's sustainability and is based on ethnographic fieldwork with the independent repair workers at the sharp end of the solar revolution. Declan Murray proposes that, rather than imposing an external blueprint, energy development projects in the Global South should adopt the approach of the 'bricoleur' - which means learning from past experiences, drawing on resources at hand and prioritising function over form. He concludes with realistic and practical solutions to the problems of solar product breakdown, disposal, repair and recycling. This book is the first to examine the off-grid solar industry in Kenya, examining the local repair economy tackling the problems of solar product breakdown. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Repair Mindset (Paperback)
• Publisher: Bristol University Press
• Publication Date: 2026
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1529250870
• ISBN 13: 9781529250879
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

This book is the first to examine the off-grid solar industry in Kenya, examining the local repair economy tackling the problems of solar product breakdown.

About the Author

Declan Murray is Research Associate in the Department of Social Anthropology at the University of Manchester. He previously worked as a consultant in the off-grid solar industry.