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. Purpose: To contribute with new knowledge about the obstacles and possibilities which affect how Swedish citizens could act in a sustainable way.
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.
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.
Refers to the act of acquiring and/or using something to meet the needs and wants of a person, community or society. Data in this category include patterns of consumer behaviour, changes in them, and data on consumer ethics.For example, survey data on how often people buy certain items; when and where they shop; whether ethical considerations affect their consumer choices.
Data on party political attitudes, political engagement and participation in the political process, voting behaviour, satisfaction with government. Use note: For data on specific political doctrines, use 'Political ideology'.
INVOLVEMENT IN POLITICAL ACTIVITIES, EITHER INDEPENDENTLY OR FROM WITHIN A POLITICAL PARTY/ORGANIZATION
DEVELOPMENT SEEKING TO MEET THE NEED OF THE PRESENT GENERATION WITHOUT COMPROMISING THE ABILITY OF FUTURE GENERATIONS TO MEET THEIR OWN NEEDS. IT AIMS AT ASSURING THE ON-GOING PRODUCTIVITY OF EXPLOITABLE NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVING ALL SPECIES OF FAUNA AND FLORA.
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