作者： David Evans
作者单位： 1University of Manchester, Sociology and the Sustainable Consumption Institute, Arthur Lewis Building (3rd floor), Manchester M13 9PL, United Kingdom
刊名： Journal of Rural Studies, 2011, Vol.27 (2), pp.109-115
来源数据库： Elsevier Journal
DOI： 10.1016/j.jrurstud.2011.02.002
关键词： Citizen-consumer;  Conventions theory;  Ecological citizenship;  Social practices;  Sustainable consumption;  
英文摘要：  In light of the recognition that current patterns of consumption in the developed world are environmentally damaging, the question of sustainable consumption has become increasingly prominent in public and policy discourse. This paper joins an emerging body of work that critiques the behaviorist perspectives that currently dominate the field and specifically, a case is made for using conventions theory ( Boltanski and Thévenot, 1991 ) to complement the ‘social practices’ approach to consumption, sustainability and everyday life. Drawing on a qualitative study of persons who identified themselves as attempting to live in ways that are environmentally more friendly, the analysis first explores the ways in which sustainable consumption intersects and overlaps with other practices and...