Globalisation and the Role of Citizen-Consumers in Environmental Politics

Spaargaren, Gert; Martens, Susan

doi:10.4337/9781781954355.00017

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“…Studies on sustainable consumption (Spaargaren and Martens 2004), political consumerism (Micheletti 2003) and food democracy (Hassanein 2003; Wilkins 2005; Levkoe 2006) have emphasised the role of the articulation between the citizen and consumer roles in the implementation of public action for effective sustainable development. What is the capacity of the groups that we are studying to articulate political and market roles and what difficulties do they encounter?…”

Section: The Limits Of Consumers' Modes Of Engagement In Alternative mentioning

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Citizenship and Consumption: Mobilisation in Alternative Food Systems in France

Dubuisson-Quellier¹,

Lamine²,

Velly³

2011

Sociologia Ruralis

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Contemporary alternative food movement implement various means of action, which were previously developed by movements that were striving to construct citizenship through consumption. Drawing on the results of in-depth ethnographic studies, this article analyses the main fields of action of three French organisations: consumer education, implementation of alternative forms of trade and consumer mobilisation in protest campaigns. It shows that these actions require the movement to build representations of consumers, highlight their potential power within the framework of regulations and provide them with various tools to make the right choice. The article also presents the difficulties these organisations face in articulating political action and economic engagement. Consumption remains an important means for recruiting and mobilising individuals. Yet neither individuals nor movements can entirely overlook certain consumerist modes of functioning that stem from the current features of the agro-food system and the irreducible nature of the freedom of choice.

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Section: The Limits Of Consumers' Modes Of Engagement In Alternative mentioning

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Citizenship and Consumption: Mobilisation in Alternative Food Systems in France

Dubuisson-Quellier¹,

Lamine²,

Velly³

2011

Sociologia Ruralis

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“…63 Lacking this foundation, individuals are likely to show passive behaviour with regard to decision-making and involvement in environmental issues. 63 Lacking this foundation, individuals are likely to show passive behaviour with regard to decision-making and involvement in environmental issues.…”

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Environmental governance and public participation in rural China

Xie

2016

China Information

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This article investigates participatory environmental management in rural China. It first summarizes the extent, role and key drivers of public participation in environmental politics in China. It then investigates main scenarios of interaction between the Chinese public and the state, in order to assess the array of possibilities for political participation in environmental matters. This comparative study of public participation in environmental management focuses on grass-roots initiatives that point to increasing public enthusiasm for policymaking processes. The article concludes that participatory practices have impacted significantly upon environmental governance by facilitating implementation and bettering policy and, to a certain extent, legitimizing the discretion of environmental protection agencies. The article also indicates that grass-roots deliberative participation has successfully achieved its goal of improving the provision of social services and public goods. While the government's initial approach was to improve policy implementation without triggering political contestation, at grass-roots level this strategy has created a sense of political awareness.

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“…The motor for the globalization of environmental politics and policies is closely associated with the sciences in which experts for environmental issues can be found operating international non-governmental organizations, with the international presence of the media and the Internet, and with the decisions by producers and consumers, which, of course, have an impact far beyond the boundaries of a nation-state. However, we have few studies that focus on the international role and impact of consumer decisions in environmental politics (see Spaargaren and Martens 2005). As a rule and insofar as such issues are discussed at all, the debates are prompted and dominated by political agendas.…”

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The Moralization of the Markets in Europe

Stehr

2007

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Nothing effects modern society more than the decisions made in the market place, especially (but not only) the judgments of consumers. The designation of market relations in modern societies as the "moralization of the markets" represents a novel stage in the social evolution of markets. Market theories still widely in use today emerged in a society that no longer exists. Today, growing affluence, greater knowledge, and hi-speed communication among consumers builds into the marketplace notions of fairness, solidarity, environment, health, and political considerations imbued with a long-term perspective that can disrupt short-term pursuits of the best buy. Importantly, such social goals, individual apprehensions, and models of consumer conduct become inscribed in products and services offered in the marketplace, as well as in the rules and regulations that govern market relations.

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Globalisation and the Role of Citizen-Consumers in Environmental Politics

Cited by 11 publications

References 14 publications

Citizenship and Consumption: Mobilisation in Alternative Food Systems in France

Citizenship and Consumption: Mobilisation in Alternative Food Systems in France

Environmental governance and public participation in rural China

The Moralization of the Markets in Europe

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