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1 online resource (xiv, 366 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
Introduction -- Limits of and Challenges to the Traditional Model of Political Responsibility -- Reconfiguring Political Responsibility -- Corporations as Targets for Political Responsibility-Taking -- The Role of the Choice Mechanism in Solving Political Problems -- The Reconfiguration of Citizenship Practice -- Character and Outline of the Book -- The Rise of Individualized Political Responsibility-Taking -- Political Participation in the Globalized World -- Individual Citizens and Political Responsibility-Taking -- From Citizen to Citizen-Consumer -- Skepticism about Political Consumerism as Political Participation -- Rise of Market-Based Political Action -- Political Action Transformed? -- Introduction -- Addressing Important Debates in the Empirical Study of Political Consumerism -- Socioeconomic Predictors and Inequality of Political Consumerism -- Political Attitudes, Values, and Practices of Political Consumers |
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Sociodemographic Profile of Political Consumers -- Engendered Shopping -- Women and Shopping: A Historical Look -- Today's Women and Shopping -- Political Consumers' Political Attitudes, Norms, and Behaviors -- 1. Political Attitudes and Behaviors of Political Consumers -- 2. Considerations Behind Shopping Choices -- 3. Citizenship Norms and Efficacy -- Conclusion -- Introduction / Jean-Francois Crepault -- National Variations in Political Consumerism / Jean-Francois Crepault -- Explaining Weak and Strong Political Consumerism / Jean-Francois Crepault -- 1. Socioeconomic Resources and Postmodernization / Jean-Francois Crepault -- 2. Economic Openness / Jean-Francois Crepault -- 3. Price Premiums / Jean-Francois Crepault -- 4. Political Consumer Infrastructure / Jean-Francois Crepault -- 5. Political and Institutional Factors / Jean-Francois Crepault -- 6. Social Capital / Jean-Francois Crepault -- 7. Religion / Jean-Francois Crepault |
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Political Consumers Across Countries / Jean-Francois Crepault -- Appendix / Jean-Francois Crepault -- Introduction / Jean-Francois Crepault -- Labeling Schemes for Political Consumer Choice / Jean-Francois Crepault -- Organic Food Activism and Labeling Schemes for Agricultural Production / Jean-Francois Crepault -- Fairtrade Labels for Global Social Justice / Jean-Francois Crepault -- Eco-Labeling for Environmental Consumer Choice / Jean-Francois Crepault -- Labeling Schemes for Forest and Marine Stewardship Certification / Jean-Francois Crepault -- Anti-Sweatshop Political Consumer Activism / Jean-Francois Crepault -- Socially Responsible Investing to Push for Corporate Social Responsibility / Jean-Francois Crepault -- Organizational Setting for Farm Animal Activism / Jean-Francois Crepault -- Lifestyle Political Consumerism / Jean-Francois Crepault -- Common Developments and Trends / Jean-Francois Crepault -- Introduction / Jean-Francois Crepault |
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Discursive Turn in Political Consumerism / Jean-Francois Crepault -- Antibranding as Discursive Political Consumer Activism / Jean-Francois Crepault -- Popular Brands and Political Consumerism / Jean-Francois Crepault -- The Case of the Nike E-mail Exchange / Jean-Francois Crepault -- Investigating Culture Jamming as Individualized Responsibility-Taking / Jean-Francois Crepault -- Who Took Part in the Continued NEE Culture Jam? / Jean-Francois Crepault -- The NEE's Political Messages / Jean-Francois Crepault -- The NEE's Mobilizing Potential / Jean-Francois Crepault -- Long-Term Impact of the NEE / Jean-Francois Crepault -- The Effectiveness of Targeting the Nike Iconic Brand / Jean-Francois Crepault -- Concluding Remarks / Jean-Francois Crepault -- Introduction / Jean-François Crepault -- Doubting Effectiveness / Jean-François Crepault -- Consumers Are More Self-Interested than Other-Regarding / Jean-François Crepault |
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Political Consumerism Goes Against Core Market Principles / Jean-François Crepault -- Political Consumerism Is Neoliberalism-Friendly / Jean-François Crepault -- Political Consumerism Is a Northern Project with a Northern Agenda / Jean-François Crepault -- Political Consumerism Has Limited Reach / Jean-François Crepault -- Determining Effectiveness / Jean-François Crepault -- How Effective Is Political Consumerism to Date? / Jean-François Crepault -- Political Consumer Activist Effects on Consumers / Jean-François Crepault -- Political Consumer Activist Effects on Corporations / Jean-François Crepault -- 1. Is There a Rise in CSR? / Jean-François Crepault -- 2. Rise in Corporate Partnerships with NGOs / Jean-François Crepault -- 3. The Effects of Consumer Boycotts / Jean-François Crepault -- 4. Rise of Ethical Business / Jean-François Crepault -- 5. The Adoption of Ethical Lines by Major Retailers / Jean-François Crepault |
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The Case of Procter & Gamble / Jean-François Crepault -- The Case of Clas Ohlson / Jean-François Crepault -- Pushing Government into Political Consumerism / Jean-François Crepault -- Political Consumerism -- Real-Life Problem Solver? / Jean-François Crepault -- Effects on Wages / Jean-François Crepault -- Child Labor / Jean-François Crepault -- Benefits of Fairtrade for the Farmers in Southern Cooperatives / Jean-François Crepault -- Challenges of Fairtrade Production / Jean-François Crepault -- Fairtrade Markets in the North Are Stagnant / Jean-François Crepault -- Problems with FLO Governance and Monitoring / Jean-François Crepault -- The Fairtrade Model Does Not Address Structural Problems Faced by the South / Jean-François Crepault -- Assessing Effectiveness on Balance / Jean-François Crepault -- Introduction / Jean-François Crepault -- Difficulties in the Practice of Political Consumerism / Jean-François Crepault |
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Access/Visibility of the Product or Firm in the Supply Commodity Chain / Jean-François Crepault -- Substitution/Availability of Alternatives / Jean-François Crepault -- Complexity of Production / Jean-François Crepault -- Complexity and Scale of Political Consumer Causes / Jean-François Crepault -- The Maturing of Political Consumerism in the 2000s / Jean-François Crepault -- Labeling Schemes of the 2000s / Jean-François Crepault -- Buycotts in the 2000s / Jean-François Crepault -- Discursive Political Consumerism in the 2000s / Jean-François Crepault -- Lifestyle Politics in the 2000S / Jean-François Crepault -- Role of Multi-Stakeholders and Government / Jean-François Crepault -- Theoretical Implications of Studying Political Consumerism / Jean-François Crepault -- The Discussion about Defining Political Participation / Jean-François Crepault -- The Effectiveness of Political Participation / Jean-François Crepault |
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Future Research in Political Consumerism / Jean-François Crepault -- Rarely Studied Cases of Political Consumerism / Jean-François Crepault -- Political Consumerism in Developing Countries / Jean-François Crepault -- Role of the Internet and Social Media for Political Consumerism / Jean-François Crepault -- New Methodological Approaches in Political Consumerism / Jean-François Crepault -- The Future of Political Consumerism in a Nutshell / Jean-François Crepault |
| Summary |
Political Consumerism captures the creative ways in which citizens, consumers and political activists use the market as their arena for politics. This book theorizes, describes, analyzes, compares and evaluates the phenomenon of political consumerism and how it attempts to use market choice to solve complex globalized problems. It investigates theoretically and empirically how and why consumers practice citizenship and have become important political actors. Dietlind Stolle and Michele Micheletti describe consumers' engagement as an example of individualized responsibility taking, examining how political consumerism nudges and pressures corporations to change their production practices, and how consumers emerge as a force in global affairs. Unlike other studies, it also evaluates if and how consumer actions become effective mechanisms of global change. Stolle and Micheletti offer a candid discussion of the limitations of political consumerism as a form of participation and as a problem-solving mechanism |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Politics, Practical.
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Political participation.
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Political ethics.
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Consumption (Economics) -- Political aspects
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- General.
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Consumption (Economics) -- Political aspects
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Political ethics
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Political participation
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Politics, Practical
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Politische Ethik
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Politische Beteiligung
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Verbraucherverhalten
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Politisierung
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Micheletti, Michele
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| LC no. |
2012044104 |
| ISBN |
1107057604 |
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9781107057609 |
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9781107055414 |
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1107055415 |
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9780511844553 |
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0511844557 |
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1299841686 |
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9781299841680 |
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1139890514 |
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9781139890519 |
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1107054397 |
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9781107054394 |
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1107567297 |
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9781107567290 |
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1107058856 |
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9781107058859 |
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1107056500 |
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9781107056503 |
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