Creator/Principal investigator(s)
Michele Micheletti - Stockholm University, Department of Political Science
Description
The objective of sustainable development will require active participation from the citizens, and from this perspective the private consumption has come into focus. The experience of consumption and sustainable development has this far been a disappointment. The individual’s consumption habits and preferences are difficult to change, as well as localizing shopping malls in the outskirts of cities and increasing the reliance of cars. There are a lot of different barriers which could be an obstacle for the principles of a sustainable development to have an impact on the private consumption behaviour. The study “Sustainable Citizenship 2009” focuses on how the Swedish citizens of today consider their own role as consumers in the context of the principles of sustainable development. This makes it possible to analyse which role knowledge and value has on the consumptions possibilities and obstacles to contribute to a sustainable development. “Sustainable Citizenship” deals specifically about how citizens use and value information, and about personal responsibility for sustainable development.
Purp
Language
English
Swedish
Research principal
Responsible department/unit
Department of Political Science
Unit of analysis
Time Method
Sampling procedure
Time period(s) investigated
2009-05-05 – 2009-08-31
Geographic spread
Geographic location: Sweden
Lowest geographic unit
Municipality
Highest geographic unit
Country
Research area
Consumption and consumer behaviour, NATURAL ENVIRONMENT, Political behaviour and attitudes
(CESSDA Topic Classification)
Social Sciences, Political Science
(The Swedish standard of fields of research 2011)
Micheletti, Michele & Stolle, Dietlind (forthcoming November 2012), ”Sustainable Citizenship and the New Politics of Consumption”, The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, vol 644, issue 1 (November): 88-120.
Micheletti, Michele & Stolle, Dietlind (2010), “Vegetarianism as Lifestyle Politics” in Michele Micheleti and Andrew McFarland, eds. Creative Participation: Responsibility-taking in the Political World <http://www.statsvet.su.se/homepages/archive/michele_micheletti/micheletti_and_mcfarland.pdf>. Bolder: Colo: Paradigm Publishers.
Berlin, Daniel (2011), "Sustainable Consumers and the State: Exploring How Citizens’ Trust and Distrust in Institutions Spur Political Consumption", Journal of Environmental Policy & Planning Vol. 13, No. 3, September 2011, 277-295
Micheletti, Michele & McFarland, Andrew (eds.) (2010), Creative Participation: Responsibility-taking in the Political World. Bolder: Colo: Paradigm Publishers, 2010.
ISBN:
978-1-59451-718-1
Micheletti M., Stolle D. and Berlin D. (2012), "Habits of Sustainable Citizenship: The Example of Political Consumerism", in Alan Warde and Dale Southerton (eds.) The Habits of Consumption, Studies across Disciplines in the Humanities and Social Sciences 12. Helsinki: Helsinki Collegium for Advanced Studies. Pp. 141-163.
Micheletti M., Berlin D. & Barkman H. (2009), Sustainable Citizenship: Opportunities and Barriers for Citizen Involvement in Sustainable Development <http://www.statsvetenskapligtidskrift.se/cms/documents/E882B6F0-B691-4461-BC6B-76778C93CD58.pdf>. Statsvetenskaplig tidsskrift, 2009:1 74-79.
Micheletti, Michele (2010), “Introduction: Responsibility-Taking in Politics” in Michele Micheleti and Andrew McFarland, eds. Creative Participation: Responsibility-taking in the Political World <http://www.statsvet.su.se/homepages/archive/michele_micheletti/micheletti_and_mcfarland.pdf>. Bolder: Colo: Paradigm Publishers.
Stolle D., Micheletti M., & Berlin D. (2010) "Politik, konsumtion och delaktighet" i Fokus 10. En analys av ungas inflytande, Ungdomsstyrelsen.
Fokus 10
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Creator/Principal investigator(s)
Michele Micheletti - Stockholm University, Department of Political Science
Keywords
environment, consumption, trust, political participation, social justice, environmental movements, environmental sciences, environmental management, social issues, environment policy, sustainability
Time period(s) investigated
2009-05-05 – 2009-08-31
Variables
391
Number of individuals/objects
3000
Response rate/participation rate
35%