The Oxford Handbook of Political Consumerism (Hardbound-2019)

The global phenomenon of political consumerism is known through such diverse manifestations as corporate boycotts, increased preferences for Organic and fairtrade products and lifestyle choices such as Veganism. It has also become an area of increasing research across a variety of disciplines. Political consumerism uses consumer power to change institutional or market practices that are found ethically, environmentally or politically objectionable. Through such actions, The Goods offered on the consumer market are problematized and politicized. Distinctions between consumers and citizens and between the economy and politics collapse. The Oxford handbook of political consumerism 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. This volume offers a thorough exploration of the phenomenon and its myriad dilemmas, involving religion, race, nationalism, gender relations, animals and our common future. Moreover, the Handbook takes stock of political consumerism's effectiveness in solving complex global problems and its use to both promote and impede democracy.

Magnus Boström is Professor of Sociology at Orebro University, in Sweden. Michele Micheletti is the Lars Johan Hierta Chair of Political Science at Stockholm University. Peter Oosterveer is Professor in the Environmental Policy Group at Wageningen University, in the Netherlands. Contributors: Stefanie Affeldt, Ruprecht-Karls-Universität, Heidelberg, Germany Philip Balsiger, University of Neuchtel, Switzerland Sigrid Baringhorst, Universität Siegen, Germany Elizabeth A. Bennett, Lewis and Clark College, USA Sebastian Berger, University of Bern, Switzerland Magnus Boström, Orebro University, Sweden B. Quinn Burt, Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada Simon R. Bush, Wageningen University, The Netherlands Max Chewinski, University of British Columbia, Canada Toke Haunstrup Christensen, Aalborg University, Denmark Kim Y. Hiller Connell, Kansas State University, USA Johan Nicolaas Wilhelm de Jager, International House Business College, Australia Donatella della Porta, Scuola Normale Superiore, Florence, Italy Joost de Moor, Stockholm University, Sweden Mario Diani, University of Trento, Italy Sophie Dubuisson-Quellier, CNRS, Sciences Po, France Eke Eijgelaar, Breda University of Applied Sciences, The Netherlands Francesca Forno, University of Trento, Italy Luc Fransen, University of Amsterdam and Netherlands Institute for Advanced Study, The Netherlands Gavin Fridell, Saint Mary's University, Canada Laurent Glin, Africa Green Corporation, Benin Kirsten Gram-Hanssen, Aalborg University, Denmark Lars H. Gulbrandsen, Fridtjof Nansen Institute, Norway Emese Gulyás, Association of Conscious Consumers, Hungary Bente Halkier, University of Copenhagen, Denmark Lucas Huissoud, McGill University, Canada Erik Hysing, Orebro University, Sweden Mette Hove Jacobsen, Aalborg University, Denmark Piia Jallinoja, Tampere University, Finland Kanang Kantamaturapoj, Mahidol University, Thailand Meredith A. Katz, Virginia Commonwealth University, USA Mikael Klintman, Lund University, Sweden Sanneke Kloppenburg, Wageningen University, The Netherlands Machiel Lamers, Wageningen University, The Netherlands Zhang Lei, Renmin University, China Eleftheria J. Lekakis, University of Sussex, UK Wenling Liu, Beijing Institute of Technology, China Michele Micheletti, Stockholm University, Sweden Lara Monticelli, Copenhagen Business School, Denmark Jeroen Nawijn, NHTV Breda University of Applied Sciences, The Netherlands Mari Niva, University of Helsinki, Finland Peter Oosterveer, Wageningen University, The Netherlands Didem Oral, Stockholm University, Sweden Bo Yun Park, Harvard University, USA Lena Pellandini-Simányi, Università della Svizzera italiana, Switzerland Anna Cristina Pertierra, Western Sydney University, Australia Fatima Portilho, Federal Rural University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Cathy A. Roheim, University of Idaho, USA Gert Spaargaren, Wageningen University, The Netherlands Hari Sreekumar, Indian Institute of Management Tiruchirappalli, India Megan Stewart, Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada Mark C.J. Stoddart, Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada Dietlind Stolle, McGill University, Canada Natapol Thongplew, Ubon Ratchathani University, Thailand Bas van Vliet, Wageningen University, The Netherlands Rohit Varman, Deakin University, Australia Markus Vinnari, Tampere University, Finland Sarah Webb, University of Queensland, Australia Suwit Wibulpolprasert, Ministry of Public Health, Thailand Mundo Yang, Universität Siegen, Germany.