Hello everybody: Consumption is a political act, as environmental policy scholars have noted. In terms of its mechanisms, as social movement scholars have documented, consumer boycotts and "buycotts" are important strategies to lobby the corporation. When do they work? Can they change public policy? Here are some thoughts on this subject (Specifically the Ivanka-Nordstrom episode) published today on Washington Post' Monkey Cage: "Yes, consumers can change public policies — sometimes. Here are the challenges" https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/monkey-cage/wp/2017/02/27/yes-consumers-can-change-public-policies-sometimes-here-are-the-challenges/?utm_term=.31ecb7a794b7#comments Please email your comments directly to me (instead of the listserv). Thanks, Aseem ******************************************************************** Aseem Prakash Professor, Department of Political Science Walker Family Professor for the College of Arts and Sciences Founding Director, UW Center for Environmental Politics 39 Gowen Hall, Box 353530 University of Washington Seattle, WA 98195-3530 http://faculty.washington.edu/aseem/ http://depts.washington.edu/envirpol/
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