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To consume or not to consume?

Johansson Bytyqi, Viktor LU (2020) WPMM43 20201
Department of Political Science
Abstract
This thesis seeks to investigate the connection between consumption and anticipated subjective wellbeing using the framework of Human Scale Development developed by Max Neef and colleagues (1991). The work intends to contribute to a wider discussion concerning the effects of a retracting economy on subjective wellbeing. The material was gathered by using deliberative forums, a method that is due lacking within the field of policy studies, and analysed using thematic analysis. The analysis showed that a majority of the participants in the forums did not expect a lower level of subjective wellbeing would they to reduce consumption, supporting the hypothesis of adaptive preferences. The results were, however, somewhat ambiguous, as two out of... (More)
This thesis seeks to investigate the connection between consumption and anticipated subjective wellbeing using the framework of Human Scale Development developed by Max Neef and colleagues (1991). The work intends to contribute to a wider discussion concerning the effects of a retracting economy on subjective wellbeing. The material was gathered by using deliberative forums, a method that is due lacking within the field of policy studies, and analysed using thematic analysis. The analysis showed that a majority of the participants in the forums did not expect a lower level of subjective wellbeing would they to reduce consumption, supporting the hypothesis of adaptive preferences. The results were, however, somewhat ambiguous, as two out of ten forums were outliers and did not display adaptive preferences. (Less)
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author
Johansson Bytyqi, Viktor LU
supervisor
organization
alternative title
An exploratory study on consumption and wellbeing using the Human Scale Development Framework
course
WPMM43 20201
year
type
H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
subject
keywords
Wellbeing, consumption, preferences, deliberative forums, degrowth
language
English
id
9026298
date added to LUP
2020-09-21 16:54:15
date last changed
2020-09-21 16:54:15
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  abstract     = {{This thesis seeks to investigate the connection between consumption and anticipated subjective wellbeing using the framework of Human Scale Development developed by Max Neef and colleagues (1991). The work intends to contribute to a wider discussion concerning the effects of a retracting economy on subjective wellbeing. The material was gathered by using deliberative forums, a method that is due lacking within the field of policy studies, and analysed using thematic analysis. The analysis showed that a majority of the participants in the forums did not expect a lower level of subjective wellbeing would they to reduce consumption, supporting the hypothesis of adaptive preferences. The results were, however, somewhat ambiguous, as two out of ten forums were outliers and did not display adaptive preferences.}},
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  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{To consume or not to consume?}},
  year         = {{2020}},
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