Sustainability, Consumption and Global Responsibilities

Should individual consumers be ethically responsible for consumption and the global problems it causes? Discuss with reference to one or more examples. You should consider the following questions: -Why have consumption and citizenship traditionally been seen as separate domains of social life? -What do you understand by the term ‘political consumerism’? -What problems are there with the notion of the ‘sovereign citizen-consumer’ (Bartley et al, 2015) or the ‘generic active consumer model’ (Jacobsen and Dulsrud, 2007)? (Note these terms both refer to the same problematic).What is the role of ‘the consumer’ in the politics of consumption? -Where does ethical responsibility for what we consume lie within the commodity chain? (e.g. with the consumer? With retailers? With manufacturers? With governments?) upload draft in 48 hours