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Sustainability, Climate, and the Politics of Consumption
Mon, August 10, 8:00 to 9:30am, TBASession Submission Type: Paper Session (90 minute)
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This session brings together work on the entanglement of consumption with climate change, ecological sustainability, and struggles over energy and resources. We seek contributions that analyze the cultural, political, and economic dimensions of “green” consumerism, carbon-intensive lifestyles, and transitions toward renewable energy. Potential topics include the role of consumers in decarbonization, resistance to climate-related consumption changes, inequalities in access to sustainable products, and movements that reimagine consumption in more equitable and environmentally just ways. By linking everyday practices to global crises, this session foregrounds consumption as a key arena of social action, social order, and social change.
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Household Recycling as Conscious Consumption: Exploring Meaning and Practice in the United Arab Emirates - Christine Hecht, Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi
Is Small-scale Farming Financially Sustainable? The Challenges and Opportunities of Local Food - David Blouin, Indiana University South Bend
“No One is Against Healthy Food”: Land Reform and Consumption in the Brazilian Landless Workers’ Movement - Brody Trottier, University of Toronto; Roberta S Pamplona, Mount Royal University
Optimizing Desire: Data-Driven Platform Governance and the Institutionalization of Conversion-Oriented Persuasion in Fast Fashion Short-Video Ecosystems - Jiazheng Nie, University of Leeds
Price, Prestige, and Purity: How Wine Bottle Attributes Shape Perceptions of Consumer Status and Morality - Carly Samira Hamdon, University of British Columbia