ISBN:
9781137282699
,
113728269X
Language:
English
Pages:
IX, 204 S.
Edition:
1. publ.
Edition:
Online-Ausg. Online-Ressource Palgrave connect. Social sciences
Series Statement:
Consumption and public life
DDC:
303.482
Abstract:
This book explores the politics borne of consumption through the case of coffee activism and ethical consumption. It analyses the agencies, structures, repertoires and technologies of promotion and participation in the politics of fair trade consumption through an exploration of the relationship between activism and consumption, In a politically uncertain and distrusted world, citizens appear to be seeking political expression in their everyday lives and quite prominently in their consumption practices. In advanced consumer societies, the politics of consumption have come to the centre stage. This book elaborates on the grounded perceptions, practices and problematizations of the equation of political action and market action. It presents the opportunities and hindrances of alternative forms of partaking in civic life by exploring how coffee activism presents a fruitful opportunity for citizens to participate in political life, how cultural citizenship can offer insights into the operation of everyday politics and how neoliberal narratives are framing discourses of coffee activism. The politics behind products can illuminate global tensions and engage citizens in social justice, but at the same time can confine civic action in the marketplace and anesthetise political action
Abstract:
Electronic book text. - Epublication based on: 9781137282682
Note:
Literaturverz. S. 184 - 201
DOI:
10.1057/9781137282699
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