Globalising the consumer: Doing politics in an ethical register

Political Geography

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 231-249

  Clarke, Nick ^a   Barnett, Clive ^b   Cloke, Paul ^c   Malpass, Alice ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Citizenship; Ethical consumption; Genealogy; Globalisation; Governmentality; Mobilisation

Indexed keywords

CITIZENSHIP; CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; GLOBALIZATION;

EID: 33947397265     PISSN: 09626298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polgeo.2006.10.009     Document Type: Article

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