Magnus Boström

Michele Micheletti

Peter Oosterveer

This volume offers the first comprehensive theoretical and comparative overview of the ways in which the market becomes a political arena. It maps the four major forms of political consumerism: boycotting, buycotting (spending to show support), lifestyle politics, and discursive actions, such as culture jamming. Chapters by leading scholars examine political consumerism in different locations and industry sectors, and in consideration of environmental and human rights problems, political events, and the ethics of production and manufacturing practices.

The ^AOxford Handbook of Political Consumerism

Andreas F2llesdal

Dietlind Stolle

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 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. This volume will be of interest to social scientists, social activists, and policy institutes. Michele Micheletti is associate professor of political science at Stockholm University, and former member of the SNS Democratic Audit. Andreas Fllesdal is professor of philosophy at the Norwegian Institute for Human Rights, Faculty of Law, University of Oslo, and 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.

Exploring Political Consumerism Past and Present

Politics, Products, and Markets

Quando il conflitto e l’esigenza di sopravvivenza nelle relazioni sentimentali, nei rapporti lavorativi, nelle interazioni familiari ci spingono verso una cambiamento delle cose, quello è il momento in cui dobbiamo riconsiderare il nostro sistema di comunicazione con gli altri. Disponiamo di potenti energie relazionali che non sappiamo utilizzare perché nessuno ci ha mai spiegato come fare. Le tecniche di comunicazioni risultano poco efficaci se non vengono depositate su di una solida base di carattere personale: per una comunicazione nuova serve, in definitiva, un essere umano nuovo. La nostra esistenza è frammentazione dei nostri stati emotivi, siamo diversi a seconda delle circostanze, delle persone che frequentiamo e questo ci comporta stanchezza e mancanza di univocità. Necessitiamo di evoluzione. Ricollegare tutte le nostre parti ci permette di riscoprire la qualità più apprezzata dagli altri: la nostra autenticità. L’individuo autentico, ricomposto, centrato e vero comunica evolutivamente in modo potente, sincero, inequivocabile e trasformante.

Principi di comunicazione efficace per l’evoluzione delle relazioni interpersonali e del proprio stato di coscienza

Comunicazione evolutiva

This handbook is currently in development, with individual articles publishing online in advance of print publication. At this time, we cannot add information about unpublished articles in this handbook, however the table of contents will continue to grow as additional articles pass through the review process and are added to the site. Please note that the online publication date for this handbook is the date that the first article in the title was published online.

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