In contemporary life, the marketplace has emerged as an
important arena for the practice of politics. Concerns about
personal and family well-being as well as ethical or political
assessment of favorable and unfavorable business and government
practices become part and parcel of the marketplace of politics.
This volume, now in paperback, describes this phenomenon as
political consumerism, reflecting an understanding of politics as a
product embedded in a complex social and normative context.
Politics, Products, and Markets is the first general study of
political consumerism. It asks fundamental questions, including
what is new and what is old about the phenomenon. The authors
discuss the mediating role of political consumerism in the
problematic relationship between markets and morality. They explore
whether institutional arrangements have been developed to permit
consumers and producers to assume ethical responsibility for their
choices and behavior. They ask why political consumerism is
presently on the rise. And they investigate the relationship
between globalization and political consumerism. Part 1, "Making
Money Morally," discusses how political consumerism challenges the
perceived division between private interests pursued by private
actors in the market and public interests pursued through political
means. Part 2, "Consumer Choices and Setting of the Agenda of
Politics," contains examples of how political consumerism sets the
agenda of politics and discusses its democratic quality. Part 3,
"Building Responsible Institutions in Multi-Risk Society," has as
its central theme the development of new political consumer
institutions. Part 4, "Politicizing Consumers and Change in
Politics," studies the characteristics of political consumers and
raises the question of whether political consumerism really is
politics.
Michele Micheletti is associate professor of political science
at Stockholm University, and former member of the SNS Democratic
Audit.
Andreas Follesdal is professor of philosophy and director of
research at the Norwegian Centre for Human Rights, Faculty of Law,
University of Oslo, and research professor at the ARENA research
program on Europeanization of the Nation-State. He is a 2003
Fulbright New Century Scholar.
Dietlind Stolle is assistant professor in political science at
McGill University in Montreal.
General
Imprint: |
AldineTransaction
|
Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
February 2006 |
First published: |
2004 |
Authors: |
Frederick M. Wirt
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Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 19mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback
|
Pages: |
338 |
Edition: |
New edition |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-4128-0552-0 |
Categories: |
Books >
Social sciences >
Politics & government >
General
|
LSN: |
1-4128-0552-X |
Barcode: |
9781412805520 |
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