Reimagining the sustainable consumer : why social representations of sustainable consumption matter

Golob, Urša (avtor), Podnar, Klement (avtor), Weder, Franzisca (avtor)

Globally, consumers are increasingly turning to sustainable consumption practices. This article emphasizes the importance of social and cultural context in the study of sustainable consumption, drawing on social representations. It attempts to explain and empirically demonstrate how sustainable consumption is socially represented. The aim of the study was to investigate the construction of representations of sustainable consumption as knowledge and its appropriation in relation to the purchase and consumption of food. Online focus groups were employed in a cross-sectional study conducted in Slovenia and Austria. The results of the study not only show how the “global” concept of sustainable consumption is appropriated and reflected in practices in a specific national and cultural context, but also highlight the importance of social representations in terms of how their meanings can influence the emergence of new practices. Furthermore, they show how sustainable consumption can occasionally be seen in actions that precede reflection or exist in a more abstract form unrelated to actions. The results offer several implications for practitioners seeking to promote sustainable consumption.

• Jezik: Angleški jezik
• Ključne besede: food consumption practices, social representations, social representations theory, sustainable consumption
• Vrsta gradiva: Članek v reviji
• Tipologija: 1.01 - Izvirni znanstveni članek
• Organizacija: FDV - Fakulteta za družbene vede
• Status publikacije: Objavljeno
• Različica publikacije: Objavljena publikacija
• Leto izida: 2024
• Št. strani: Str. 847–859
• Številčenje: Vol. 33, iss. 4
• PID: 20.500.12556/RUL-154208
• UDK: 366
• ISSN pri članku: 2694-6424
• DOI: 10.1111/beer.12656
• COBISS.SI-ID: 180887555
• Datum objave v RUL: 01.02.2024

Gradivo je del revije

• Naslov: Business ethics, the environment & responsibility
• Založnik: Wiley
• ISSN: 2694-6424
• COBISS.SI-ID: 157892867

Licence

• Licenca: CC BY 4.0, Creative Commons Priznanje avtorstva 4.0 Mednarodna
• Povezava: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.sl
• Opis: To je standardna licenca Creative Commons, ki daje uporabnikom največ možnosti za nadaljnjo uporabo dela, pri čemer morajo navesti avtorja.

Sekundarni jezik

• Jezik: Slovenski jezik
• Ključne besede: potrošnja, ekonomija, trajnost, ekologija, hrana

Projekti

• Financer: ARRS - Agencija za raziskovalno dejavnost Republike Slovenije
• Številka projekta: J5-7292
• Naslov: V iskanju trajnostne odgovorne porabe (TOP)