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dc.contributor.author | Bekin, C | - |
dc.contributor.author | Carrigan, M | - |
dc.contributor.author | Szmigin, I | - |
dc.coverage.spatial | 27 | en |
dc.date.accessioned | 2007-11-09T11:50:30Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2007-11-09T11:50:30Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2006 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy, 26(1/2): 32-47 | en |
dc.identifier.issn | 0144-333X | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/1272 | - |
dc.description.abstract | Purpose – This paper aims to explore the diverse and complementary resistance and waste-reduction practices adopted by UK-based New Consumption Communities, and whether such behaviours empower them to achieve their environmental and social goals. Design/methodology/approach – The methodology can be broadly classified as critical ethnography, which acknowledges the researcher’s own subjectivity, how the informants are treated and represented, and the study’s wider context (Peñaloza, 1994). A participant-observer role is employed and six distinct New Consumption Communities are explored. Findings – It is suggested that through their resistance and empowerment, as well as a reconnection to production, the communities are able to implement alternatives to the wasteful practices of mainstream consumption behaviour, and achieve (partial) autonomy from the hegemonic forces of the market. Originality/value – This paper’s original perspective on waste is not limited to a small group of consumers, and thus should interest marketers and policy makers engaged in the advancement of sustainability and green marketing. Keywords – Consumer Empowerment; Voluntary Simplicity; Waste; Ethnography Paper type – Research paper | en |
dc.format.extent | 120320 bytes | - |
dc.format.mimetype | application/msword | - |
dc.language.iso | en | - |
dc.publisher | Emerald Group Publishing Limited | en |
dc.subject | Waste | en |
dc.subject | Consumers | en |
dc.subject | Ethnography | en |
dc.subject | Empowerment | en |
dc.title | Empowerment, waste and new consumption communities | en |
dc.type | Preprint | en |
dc.identifier.doi | http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/01443330610644416 | - |
Appears in Collections: | Business and Management Brunel Business School Research Papers |
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