31/08/2022
15:45 17:00
By Sophie Dubuisson-Quellier - ESA (European Sociological Association)… Lire la suite

Keynote opening day: Sophie Dubuisson-Quellier, Research Professor at Centre de Sociologie des Organisations

Time: August 31st – 14:45

Title: Why do we consume so much? Exploring the lock-ins of affluent consumption

Abstract: Because consumption is today largely unsustainable, it is identified as an important lever of the ecological transition. But can we limit ourselves to the responsibility of individuals by questioning consumers about their lifestyles? Affluent consumption economies, which are highly resource intensive, cannot be the result of consumer choices alone. Affluent consumption is extensively organised and governed because of its structural role in both development models of states and business models of companies. It has been forged as a norm that is activated, legitimised, and institutionalised by public discourses and policies, corporate strategies, the media, and public opinion. However, it cannot be imposed on individuals by force. The governance of consumption is based on technologies of power that orient individual conduct, leading people to adopt the norms of affluent consumption by activating and shaping consumers’ dispositions, which are acquired through market socialisation.

Here are some more details about Sophie Dubuisson-Quellier: https://www.sciencespo.fr/cso/en/researcher/Sophie%20Dubuisson-Quellier/845.html

Organisé par : ESA
Évènement en Anglais