Constitutionalizing the Culture-Ideology of Consumerism
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12282935 |
|---|---|
| Authors | David Schneiderman (0000-0002-3463-3610, University of Alberta, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1998 |
| Volume | 7 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 213-238 |
| Publication date | 1998-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Social & Legal Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0964-6639 • E-ISSN: 1461-7390 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/096466399800700204 |
| OpenAlex | W2060039009 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 51 |
This paper is an inquiry into the structuration of the culture-ideology of consumerism in the field of constitutional law. Consumerism is a strategy of transnational forces of production that inculcates the values of western consumer lifestyle on a global scale, a strategy used to good effect particularly by the producers of American cultural products. It is argued that domestic constitutional courts, such as the Supreme Court of Canada, are complicit in the process of advancing consumerism through their interpretations of the constitutional guarantee of freedom of expression. The paper begins with a discussion of state theory in order to better understand the role of state agencies, such as courts, in constraining and enabling particular sets of actors. The paper then moves through the debate, primarily within cultural studies, between structural-determining and agency-enabling accounts of consumerism. The Supreme Court of Canada's jurisprudence regarding freedom of expression is then canvassed and contrasted with the judicial record regarding secondary picketing in the context of consumer boycotts. The judicial approach to consumerism is revealed to be partial and strategically selective so as to favour expression that facilitates, rather than impedes, the forces of production
Agency (philosophy · Constitution · Constitutionality · Consumerism · Context (archaeology · Ideology · Jurisprudence · Law and economics · Political science · Politics · Social science · Sociology · State (computer science · Supreme court · Freedom of Expression and Defamation · Intellectual Property Law · Law · Law in Society and Culture
Global Dreams
Democratic theory
Sociology of the global system
Alternative strategies in consumer policy
Capitalism, nation-states and surveillance
The Long Revolution
Law and the Shaping of the American Labor Movement
Structure and Agency
Citizenship and Social Class
The Supreme Court and American Capitalism
The theory of structuration
Room for Manoeuver
Subculture
The Postcolonial Aura
The World of Consumption
Globalization
Cultural studies vs. political economy
Consumerism and its contradictions
Consumerism reconsidered
All the World’s a Stage
Global Approaches in the Sociology of Law
The Problem of Ideology-Marxism without Guarantees
The alchemy of race and rights
Explaining ‘Thatcherite’ Policies
The New Political Economy
Return of the Citizen
Reforming Foucault
The Genesis of American Capitalism
Ideology in Consumer Research, 1980 and 1990
Whigs and Hunters
Whigs and Hunters
Consumer Culture and Postmodernism
Interpretive Sociology and the Dialectic of Structure and Agency
Disjuncture and Difference in the Global Cultural Economy
Critical Theory, Commodities and the Consumer Society
Outline of a Theory of Citizenship
The Postcolonial Aura
Liberatory Postmodernism and the Reenchantment of Consumption
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |