Since the publication of “Complex Contagions and the Weakness of Long Ties” in 2007,
complex contagions have been studied across an enormous variety of social domains. In …

Despite the importance of social connections and communities in creating, maintaining and
advocating circular consumption patterns, the role of consumer collectives has not been …

In the current economic crisis, social movements are simultaneously facing two types of
challenges: first, they are confronting institutions which are less able (or willing) to mediate …

Consumer movements are resolute and persistent efforts by organized consumer collectives
to reimagine elements of consumer culture. Such movements often use creative public …

Van Deth's comprehensive 'conceptual map of political participation'has reinstated a lively
debate about the concept of political participation, and provides some compelling solutions …

Looking at the impact of society on the environment or, as we write this manuscript in the
midst of the COVID-19 crisis, the scenes of consumers hoarding products, we wonder if …

Recent trends suggest that young people in Britain are refraining from engaging in formal
political processes. At the same time, they are increasingly expressing support for, and …

According to lifestyle politics theory, social media platforms introduce new ways for people to
engage in civic life. Based on the communication mediation model, prior scholarship laid out …

Within this article, I explore how consumer activists use the petition site Change. org to
successfully resist and challenge corporate business practices. Bringing together literature …

The current internet economy is characterised by a historically unprecedented bundling of
private sector power over infrastructures. This situation is harmful for overcoming problems …