The Emergence of the "Conscious Consumer": An Analysis of Political Participation through Purchasing Decisions

Conscious consumers convert their buying habits into political habits, both through their individual actions and by participating in social movements, thus changing the market into a public arena and an area to practice democracy. In this article, we analyse what factors predict the behaviour of con...

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Main Authors: Isabel García Espejo, Amparo Novo Vázquez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centro de Investigaciones Sociológicas (CIS) 2017-01-01
Series:Revista Española de Investigaciones Sociológicas (REIS)
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Online Access:http://reis.cis.es/REIS/PDF/REIS_158_04_ENGLISH1491547910207.pdf