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1. Hushållspolitik : Konsumtion, kön och uppfostran i August Strindbergs Giftas
Sammanfattning : The purpose of this doctoral thesis is to read August Strindberg’s Giftas in relation to two strands: conduct books on one hand and consumer culture on the other, and to analyse representations of the presence of didactic, disciplinary subject positions as well as the presence of consumer culture, in relation to gender and exercise of power.In the thesis the concepts of consumption/consumerism, including transaction and exposition, are introduced and analysed, as well as the discussion around the status of marriage, and the debate about gender differences and power relations at the time of the publication of Giftas. LÄS MER
2. Regulating a Controversy : Inside Stakeholder Strategies and Regime Transition in the Self-Regulation of Swedish Advertising 1950–1971
Sammanfattning : This thesis concerns the development of the self-regulation of advertising in Sweden from 1950 until 1971. Self-regulation was initiated in the 1930s due to a business desire to regulate fair competition in marketing, and while it initially was a minor operation, the 1950s and 1960s were characterized by extensive development. LÄS MER
3. Allianser och Illusioner : Socialdemokratin och konsumtionsbeskattningen
Sammanfattning : From 1960 and onwards the Swedish tax system has gradually changed from mostly progressive to mostly proportional and heavily dependent on taxation on consumer goods. This dissertation aims to describe and explain the role of Social Democracy in this process by studying the forming and further development of the omsättningsskatt, later transformed to a proper value added tax mervärdesskatt (VAT), from an historical institutional perspective. LÄS MER
4. The Constitution of Consumption : Food Labeling and the Politics of Consumerism
Sammanfattning : The power dynamics of consumerism is an important aspect of contemporary consumer culture. Within the field of marketing and consumption, consumer culture theory (CCT) tends to understand power in terms of agency, the ability of consumers to emancipate from a market infused by the culture of consumerism. LÄS MER
5. On the politics of Responsibilization : diverting and diffusing responsibilities at the intersection of food and the climate crisis
Sammanfattning : Transformative ways of addressing the climate and socio-ecological crisis remain scarce despite a flurry of attempts to organize for ‘sustainability’. Organization and management research has shown how climate responses are often viewed with scepticism and how powerful actors contribute to climate inaction and the maintenance of business as usual of high-emitting sectors. LÄS MER
