Mass-consumption as an activator of sustainable consumerist potentials
(2018) 9th International Sustainability Transitions Conference p.1-1- Abstract
- This chapter focuses on the relation between mass-consumption and sustainable consumption.
Mass-consumption concerns the omnipresent role of consumption in contemporary societies
with its problems of excessive resource use in current practices of consumption. The late
modern context and forces of mass-consumption can both trigger and prevent sustainable
consumption as well as shape its outcome. Through a literature review, both the examples of
alternative consumption (e.g. buycotts) and various kinds of anti-consumption, which involve
politically motivated ambitions to cut down on consumption, are addressed. The chapter
addresses different ways in how mass-consumption activates sustainable... (More) - This chapter focuses on the relation between mass-consumption and sustainable consumption.
Mass-consumption concerns the omnipresent role of consumption in contemporary societies
with its problems of excessive resource use in current practices of consumption. The late
modern context and forces of mass-consumption can both trigger and prevent sustainable
consumption as well as shape its outcome. Through a literature review, both the examples of
alternative consumption (e.g. buycotts) and various kinds of anti-consumption, which involve
politically motivated ambitions to cut down on consumption, are addressed. The chapter
addresses different ways in how mass-consumption activates sustainable consumerist
potentials, including sentiments towards anti-consumption. It also shows how massconsumption
makes people unable to link consumption to political considerations, and enters
paths towards political anti-consumerism or realise their ambitions. Finally, the chapter
analyses possibilities and difficulties transforming niche sustainable consumerist initiatives to
the mainstream in a society dominated by mass consumption. (Less)
Please use this url to cite or link to this publication:
https://lup.lub.lu.se/record/93440fe9-a622-402b-8966-6737a46179d6
- author
- Boström, Magnus and Klintman, Mikael LU
- organization
- publishing date
- 2018-06-11
- type
- Contribution to conference
- publication status
- unpublished
- subject
- pages
- 26 pages
- conference name
- 9th International Sustainability Transitions Conference
- conference location
- Manchester, United Kingdom
- conference dates
- 2018-06-12 - 2019-06-14
- language
- English
- LU publication?
- yes
- additional info
- Paper presented at IST-2018, the 9th International Sustainability Transitions Conference, Manchester 11-14 June 2018
- id
- 93440fe9-a622-402b-8966-6737a46179d6
- date added to LUP
- 2019-05-15 20:47:38
- date last changed
- 2019-05-16 08:40:26
@misc{93440fe9-a622-402b-8966-6737a46179d6, abstract = {{This chapter focuses on the relation between mass-consumption and sustainable consumption.<br/>Mass-consumption concerns the omnipresent role of consumption in contemporary societies<br/>with its problems of excessive resource use in current practices of consumption. The late<br/>modern context and forces of mass-consumption can both trigger and prevent sustainable<br/>consumption as well as shape its outcome. Through a literature review, both the examples of<br/>alternative consumption (e.g. buycotts) and various kinds of anti-consumption, which involve<br/>politically motivated ambitions to cut down on consumption, are addressed. The chapter<br/>addresses different ways in how mass-consumption activates sustainable consumerist<br/>potentials, including sentiments towards anti-consumption. It also shows how massconsumption<br/>makes people unable to link consumption to political considerations, and enters<br/>paths towards political anti-consumerism or realise their ambitions. Finally, the chapter<br/>analyses possibilities and difficulties transforming niche sustainable consumerist initiatives to<br/>the mainstream in a society dominated by mass consumption.}}, author = {{Boström, Magnus and Klintman, Mikael}}, language = {{eng}}, month = {{06}}, pages = {{1--1}}, title = {{Mass-consumption as an activator of sustainable consumerist potentials}}, year = {{2018}}, }