En teori om konsumentmakt- Marknaden som en lösning på demokratiunderskottet?
(2006)Department of Political Science
- Abstract
- How effective is consumer power? Can consumers regulate corporate behavior?
And if so is the case, could the mechanisms where consumers regulate corporate
behavior have any democratic value to contribute with? These are the questions
that this master's thesis comprehends with. The purpose of this writing is to
construct a theory of consumer power that is compatible with democratic theory,
this in order to contribute to the ongoing discussion within the discipline of
political science about the third democratic transformation. A discussion that has
been actualized due to the democratic deficit created by the growing corporate
power and the shift of power from state to private enterprises. Besides showing
for a parallel between the... (More) - How effective is consumer power? Can consumers regulate corporate behavior?
And if so is the case, could the mechanisms where consumers regulate corporate
behavior have any democratic value to contribute with? These are the questions
that this master's thesis comprehends with. The purpose of this writing is to
construct a theory of consumer power that is compatible with democratic theory,
this in order to contribute to the ongoing discussion within the discipline of
political science about the third democratic transformation. A discussion that has
been actualized due to the democratic deficit created by the growing corporate
power and the shift of power from state to private enterprises. Besides showing
for a parallel between the democratic mechanisms that exists in the relation
between citizens and state on the one hand, and the consumers and corporations
on the other hand, this paper argues that consumers do have a great potential in
regulating corporate behavior towards a higher social responsibility and
awareness. This fact give rise to some democratic gains which makes the theory
of consumer power into a theory that should be included in the discussion about
the third democratic wave. (Less)
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- author
- Ghodsi, Mojtaba
- supervisor
- organization
- year
- 2006
- type
- H1 - Master's Degree (One Year)
- subject
- keywords
- Consumer power, democracy, transformation, CSR, globalization, corporate behavior, social responsibility, consumer politics, citizen consumer, Social sciences, Samhällsvetenskaper
- language
- Swedish
- id
- 1325822
- date added to LUP
- 2006-06-19 00:00:00
- date last changed
- 2006-06-19 00:00:00
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