From Consumerism to the Empowerment of Consumers: The Case of Consumer Oriented Movements in France

From Consumerism to the Empowerment of Consumers: The Case of Consumer Oriented Movements in France

Political consumerism was developed during the 19th century and expanded at the turn of the century through social movements aimed at empowering civil society in the market. Many of these movements succeeded in building power on the consumption side. Today, we still witness several forms of politica...

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Main Author: Sophie Dubuisson-Quellier
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2010-06-01
Series:Sustainability
Subjects:
political consumerism
sustainability
consumption
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/2/7/1849/
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spelling doaj-bf7be4ffca08484f95f72da8681d31cc2020-11-24T23:08:34ZengMDPI AGSustainability2071-10502010-06-01271849186810.3390/su2071849From Consumerism to the Empowerment of Consumers: The Case of Consumer Oriented Movements in FranceSophie Dubuisson-QuellierPolitical consumerism was developed during the 19th century and expanded at the turn of the century through social movements aimed at empowering civil society in the market. Many of these movements succeeded in building power on the consumption side. Today, we still witness several forms of political consumerism. This contribution explores the possibilities and limits of consumer involvement in sustainable consumption. The main finding of this study of the political organization of consumers is that the market may not be the only arena for changing consumer behavior. Instead, social constraint and political empowerment seem to be rather more efficient. http://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/2/7/1849/political consumerismsustainabilityconsumption
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From Consumerism to the Empowerment of Consumers: The Case of Consumer Oriented Movements in France
Sustainability
political consumerism
sustainability
consumption
author_facet Sophie Dubuisson-Quellier
author_sort Sophie Dubuisson-Quellier
title From Consumerism to the Empowerment of Consumers: The Case of Consumer Oriented Movements in France
title_short From Consumerism to the Empowerment of Consumers: The Case of Consumer Oriented Movements in France
title_full From Consumerism to the Empowerment of Consumers: The Case of Consumer Oriented Movements in France
title_fullStr From Consumerism to the Empowerment of Consumers: The Case of Consumer Oriented Movements in France
title_full_unstemmed From Consumerism to the Empowerment of Consumers: The Case of Consumer Oriented Movements in France
title_sort from consumerism to the empowerment of consumers: the case of consumer oriented movements in france
publisher MDPI AG
series Sustainability
issn 2071-1050
publishDate 2010-06-01
description Political consumerism was developed during the 19th century and expanded at the turn of the century through social movements aimed at empowering civil society in the market. Many of these movements succeeded in building power on the consumption side. Today, we still witness several forms of political consumerism. This contribution explores the possibilities and limits of consumer involvement in sustainable consumption. The main finding of this study of the political organization of consumers is that the market may not be the only arena for changing consumer behavior. Instead, social constraint and political empowerment seem to be rather more efficient.
topic political consumerism
sustainability
consumption
url http://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/2/7/1849/
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