Political Consumerism: Global Responsibility in Action (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781107567290)

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.

Author: Dietlind Stolle, Michele Micheletti
ISBN-10: 1107567297
ISBN-13: 9781107567290
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 10/08/2015
Pages: 382
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.12lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.79d