This paper advances critical perspectives on the governance of sustainable consumption by
exploring the ways in which 'the consumer'is constructed and mobilized by strategic actors …

Growing up in most contemporary Western contexts, the average individual will be
confronted not only with a cornucopia of commodities and commercialized services but also …

Theories heralding the rise of network governance have dominated for a generation. Yet,
empirical research suggests that claims for the transformative potential of networks are …

Globalizing Responsibility: The Political Rationalities of Ethical Consumption presents an
innovative reinterpretation of the forces that have shaped the remarkable growth of ethical …

Consumer researchers have tended to equate consumer moralism with normative
condemnations of mainstream consumer culture. Consequently, little research has …

In 1925, the economist John Maynard Keynes wrote that he saw 'only two planks of the
historic Liberal platform [as] still seaworthy–the Drink Question and Free Trade'. 1 This …

Purpose–The aim of this paper is to offer a discursive perspective on luxury brand
consumption. Design/methodology/approach–Discourse analysis is used to examine how …

Consumerism is often held to be inimical to collective deliberation and decision-making of
the sort required to address pressing environmental, humanitarian and global justice issues …

Plnobarevná publikace kolektivu renomovaných autorů se věnuje mladé a stále
významnější disciplíně komerčních komunikací–marketingové komunikaci v místě prodeje …

What is luxury? The concept has never received proper attention in social theory. It seemed
as if luxury was a highly economic concept that did not need any further investigation …