Conceptualizing Political Consumerism

How Citizenship Norms Differentiate Boycotting from Buycotting

Dados Bibliográficos

ID6344233
AutoresLauren Copeland (0000-0002-8413-8060, University of California, Santa Barbara, autor correspondente)
Ano2014
Volume62
Fascículo1_suppl
Páginas172-186
Data de publicação2014-04-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoPolitical Studies (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0032-3217 • E-ISSN: 1467-9248
EditoraSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1111/1467-9248.12067
OpenAlexW1517206666
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas85
Referências citadas21

Most of the literature treats boycotting and buycotting — which collectively comprise political consumerism — as homogeneous acts, reflecting a single mode of behavior. However, several key differences between boycotts and buycotts suggest that the predictors of boycotting should be somewhat different from those of buycotting. In this article, I theorize that boycotting is more strongly associated with dutiful citizenship norms because it is punishment oriented and has several key features in common with electoral, interest-based politics. Buycotting, conversely, is more strongly associated with engaged citizenship norms because it is reward oriented and has more features in common with civic engagement. To test these theoretical expectations, I use original, nationally representative US survey data. The findings confirm my theoretical expectations, and they point to the role of changing citizenship norms rather than more traditional factors such as resources and psychological engagement as important in understanding contemporary political participation

Citizenship · Consumerism · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · Law · Psychology · Social and Cultural Dynamics · Social Media and Politics · Social Psychology