Globalizing Responsibility The Political Rationalities of Ethical Consumption

by Barnett, Clive; Cloke, Paul; Clarke, Nick; Malpass, Alice

• ISBN13: 9781405145589
• ISBN10: 1405145587
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2010-12-13
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

Summary

Globalizing Responsibility: The Political Rationalities of Ethical Consumptionpresents 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

Author Biography

Clive Barnett is Reader in Human Geography, Faculty of Social Sciences, The Open University.

Paul Cloke is Professor of Human Geography, Department of Geography, University of Exeter.

Nick Clarke is Lecturer in Human Geography, Department of Geography, University of Southampton.

Alice Malpass is Research Associate, Primary Health Care, University of Bristol.

Table of Contents

Introduction: Politicizing Consumption in an Unequal World

Theorising Consumption Differently:

The Ethical Problematization of 'The Consumer'

Practising Consumption

Problematizing Consumption

Doing Consumption Differently

Grammars of Responsibility

Local Networks of Global Feeling

Fairtrade Urbanism

Conclusion: Doing Politics in an Ethical Register

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