This essay reviews some historiographical landmarks concerning the relationship between politics, consumerism and citizenship. These studies illustrate the various ways in which consumption has intertwined with politics, and how citizenship has been modelled on the pattern of consumerism, analysing how corporations and other institutions have constructed the concept of the consumer over time. Political debates, draft legislation, and social conflict have developed around wealth, as well as dearth, creating a complex scenario that requires ever more in-depth historical and interdisciplinary research.
Pizzirani S. (2023). Consumerism and Politics in the History of Europe|Consumi e politica nella storia d'Europa. RICERCHE DI STORIA POLITICA, 26(3), 305-320 [10.1412/108721].
Consumerism and Politics in the History of Europe|Consumi e politica nella storia d'Europa
Pizzirani S.
2023
Abstract
This essay reviews some historiographical landmarks concerning the relationship between politics, consumerism and citizenship. These studies illustrate the various ways in which consumption has intertwined with politics, and how citizenship has been modelled on the pattern of consumerism, analysing how corporations and other institutions have constructed the concept of the consumer over time. Political debates, draft legislation, and social conflict have developed around wealth, as well as dearth, creating a complex scenario that requires ever more in-depth historical and interdisciplinary research.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
