Globalizing responsibility : the political rationalities of ethical consumption

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Title:

Author:

Barnett, Clive.

ISBN:

9781405145589

9781405145572

Publication Information:

Chichester, West Sussex, U.K. ; Malden, MA : Wiley-Blackwell, 2011.

Physical Description:

ix, 235 p. : map ; 24 cm.

Series:

RGS-IBG book series

Contents:

Introduction: Politicizing consumption in an unequal world -- pt. 1. Theorising consumption differently: The ethical problematization of 'The consumer' -- Practising consumption -- Problematizing consumption -- pt. 2. Doing consumption differently: Grammars of responsibility -- Local networks of global feeling -- Fairtrade urbanism -- Conclusion: Doing politics in an ethical register.

Subject Term:

Consumption (Economics) -- Moral and ethical aspects.

Social justice.

Added Author:

Barnett, Clive.

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

Develops a theoretically informed new approach to shape our understanding of the pragmatic nature of ethical action in consumption processes Provides empirical research on everyday consumers, social networks, and campaigns Fills a gap in research on the topic with its distinctive focus on fair trade consumption Locates ethical consumption within a range of social theoretical debates -on neoliberalism, governmentality, and globalisation Challenges the moralism of much of the analysis of ethical consumption, which sees it as a retreat from proper citizenly politics and an expression of individualised consumerism