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Individualized–Collective Actions’ Trajectories Individualized–Collective Actions’ Trajectories
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The Twist and Turn of Political Consumerism The Twist and Turn of Political Consumerism
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Politicizing Everyday Life Politicizing Everyday Life
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Social Change and the Ever-Expanding Market Social Change and the Ever-Expanding Market
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The Modus Operandi of Individualized Collective Actions The Modus Operandi of Individualized Collective Actions
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Underlying Conceptions of Social Change of Individualized Collective Actions Underlying Conceptions of Social Change of Individualized Collective Actions
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Contrasting Conceptions of Democracy and Collective Decision-Making Processes Contrasting Conceptions of Democracy and Collective Decision-Making Processes
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Representative, Participatory, and Direct Democracy Representative, Participatory, and Direct Democracy
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The Neoliberal Silent Revolution The Neoliberal Silent Revolution
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Procedural Understanding of Social Change in Political Consumerism and Lifestyle Activism Procedural Understanding of Social Change in Political Consumerism and Lifestyle Activism
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Conclusion. Democratic Ideals of Political Consumerism and Lifestyle Activism Conclusion. Democratic Ideals of Political Consumerism and Lifestyle Activism
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25 Political Consumerism and Lifestyle Activism
Get accessInstitute of Citizenship Studies, University of Geneva
Francesca Forno, University of Trento
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Published:18 August 2022
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Abstract
Political consumerism and lifestyle activism contribute to social change in Western democracies. Acts such as buying organic food, exchanging clothes, or cycling to work are part of contemporary action repertoires. Today, these forms of political participation define what it means to be a citizen. Yet, few studies question underpinning understandings of social change and democratic decision-making processes at the core of these forms of political participation. In this chapter, we ask: What are the mechanisms and procedural understandings of social change associated with political consumerism and lifestyle activism? First, we discuss how these forms of participation contribute to contemporary action repertoires. Then, we analyze mechanisms associated with social change and conceptions of collective decision-making processes. We argue that political consumerism and lifestyle activism are associated with unequal political participation and that they lack a procedural understanding of democracy that allows the inclusion of different segments of society in decision-making processes.
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