The Political rationalities of fair-trade comsuption in the United Kingdom
By: CLARKE, Nick
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Contributor(s): BARNETT, Clive | CLOKE, Paul | MALPASS, Alice.
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ArticlePublisher: Thousand Oaks, CA : Sage Publications, December 2007Politics & Society 35, 4, p. 583-607Abstract: This article situates the analysis of fair-trade consumption in the context of debates about civic activism and political participation. It argues that fair-trade consumption should be understood as a political phenomenon, which, through the mediating action of organizations and campaigns, makes claims on states, corporations, and institutions. This argument is made by way of a case study of Traidcraft, a key player in the fair-trade movement in the United Kingdom. The study focuses on how Traidcraft approaches and enrolls its supporters
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This article situates the analysis of fair-trade consumption in the context of debates about civic activism and political participation. It argues that fair-trade consumption should be understood as a political phenomenon, which, through the mediating action of organizations and campaigns, makes claims on states, corporations, and institutions. This argument is made by way of a case study of Traidcraft, a key player in the fair-trade movement in the United Kingdom. The study focuses on how Traidcraft approaches and enrolls its supporters
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