Coffee Activism and the Politics of Fair Trade and Ethical Consumption in the Global North [electronic resource] : Political Consumerism and Cultural Citizenship /
Lekakis, Eleftheria J.author.
This book explores the politics borne of consumption through the case of coffee activism and ethical consumption. It analyses the agencies, structures, repertoires and technologies of promotion and participation in the politics of fair trade consumption through an exploration of the relationship between activism and consumption.
Description based upon print version of record.
""Cover""; ""Contents""; ""List of Tables and Figures""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""List of Abbreviations""; ""1 Understanding Coffee Activism, Ethical Consumption and Political Consumerism""; ""2 A History of Mainstreaming the Fair Trade Market and Movement""; ""3 Politics in the Marketopoly: Cultural Citizenship and Political Consumerism""; ""4 In Politics I Trust: Individualisation and the Politics and Pleasures of the Self""; ""5 A Liquid Politics: Structures and Narratives of Participation in Digital Coffee Activism""
""6 Digital Media, Space and Politics: Cosmopolitan Citizenship in Coffee Activism""""7 A Politics in the Pocket?""; ""Appendices""; ""Notes""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index""
Includes bibliographical references and index.
This book explores the politics borne of consumption through the case of coffee activism and ethical consumption. It analyses the agencies, structures, repertoires and technologies of promotion and participation in the politics of fair trade consumption through an exploration of the relationship between activism and consumption.
Political science.
Political sociology.
Political Science.
Political Sociology.
Sociology of Culture.
Sociology, general.
Human Rights.
Cultural Studies.