Nationalism and Ideology in an Anticonsumption Movement
Journal of Consumer Research · 2009 · Volume 36 · Issue 4
Abstract
In this research we examine the role of the nationalist ideology of swadeshi in a contemporary anticonsumption movement and show that its deployment is linked to the experiences of colonialism, modernity, and globalization in India. Specifically, we offer a postcolonial understanding of reflexivity and nationalism in an anticonsumption movement opposing Coca-Cola in India. This helps us offer an interpretation of this consumer movement involving spatial politics, temporal heterogeneity, appropriation of existing ideology, the use of consumption in ideology, and attempts to bring together a disparate set of actors in the movement.
Keywords
Critical Theory, Consumer Welfare/Quality of Life, Macro Consumer Behavior, Case Study
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