Shopping for a better world? [Elektronische Ressource] : a qualitative study of political intentions among Danish consumers in relation to everyday food consumption / Marianne Stenger

Shopping for a better world? – A qualitative study of political intentions among Danish consumers in relation to every day food consumption Dissertation Zur Erlangung des Grades Doktor der Wirtschaftswissenschaften Dr.rer. pol. der Universität Flensburg Vorgelegt von Marianne Stenger Aus Pattburg, Dänemark 2010 Gutachter: Herr Prof. Dr. Wenzel Matiaske Helmut-Schmidt-Universität Fakultät für Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaften Institut für Personalwesen und Internationales Management Herr Prof. Dr. Florian Schramm Universität Hamburg Fakultät Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaften Department Wirtschaft und Politik Datum der Promotion: 9. Juli 2009 1 Chapter 1: Introduction, problematisation, limitations and structure .............................................. 7 1.1 Introduction ............................................................................................................................. 7 1.1.1. Interest in the phenomenon political consumption ...... 10 1.1.2. Is the phenomenon political consumption so interesting? ........................... 13 1.1.3. Macro sociological perspectives on political consumption .......................................................... 15 1.1.3.1. The subpolitics concept .............................................................................................. 15 1.1.3.2. The life politics concept ............................. 21 1.2.