The growth of contemporary capitalism is producing a broad sweep of environmental and
social ills, such as environmental degradation, exploitative labor conditions, social and …

Drawing on ecological economics, post-development studies, and political ecology, this
paper argues that sustainable development notions have run their course within …

Marketing theory has twisted and turned with the introduction of many theoretical
innovations. Yet, despite being influenced by various critical perspectives, the general …

The original motivation for writing this text was the feeling that brand management textbooks
had rarely kept up with advances in academic brand research and practice. Those that …

Sustainability is a wicked social problem, one difficult to solve because market capitalism
inevitably produces ecological precarity. Consequently, marketing requires a paradigm shift …

In this paper, we explore this dissonance between knowing and acting that produces the
current climate deadlock by focusing on 'enjoyment'as a political factor. The enjoyment that …

Since the 1970s critical marketing scholars have called for systemic change to overcome the
ethical problems generated by consumption, such as unsustainable resource use, industry …

As consumers represent a key actor for the success of businesses implementing socially
responsible strategies, companies need to gain further insights on the determinants of …

We propose to intensify theorizing on retromarketing and nostalgic consumption by further
developing “hauntology” as a conceptual lens for assessing the retro aesthetic as a …

In this paper, we explore the consumer experience of responsibilization, wherein consumers
are tasked with addressing social issues via their consumption choices. We study an …