Political Consumerism - Global Responsibility in Action (Hardcover, New)

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.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	August 2013
First published:	August 2013
Authors:	Dietlind Stolle • Michele Micheletti
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 25mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	382
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-1-107-01009-3
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Comparative politics Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > Consumer issues
LSN:	1-107-01009-8
Barcode:	9781107010093

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