The (never-ending) story of the ethical consumer: concluding remarks.
It’s been a long time since I visited this blog as the author. Scrolling through the posts reminds me of the times when I – a novice PhD student and later a […]
5 Herbs to Grow in Your Kitchen Garden
Today’s post is unusual in many ways. Firstly, it comes after the longest break I have ever taken from writing – for the past several month, I have been focusing […]
Addressing the audience: from spectators to co-participants
In my last post, I offered a quick glance into Andrew Sayer’s book “Why things matter to people…” and highlighted some of the most compelling arguments in his sociological account […]
Why things matter to people: understanding human concerns with Andrew Sayer
For the past several weeks my blog has been on a hiatus. I was working intensely on data analysis, re-immersing myself into the life stories of ten ethical consumers, trying […]
The ethical consumer of my research: who they are and who they are not
The closer I am approaching the writing phase in my PhD, the more I think about how my understanding of my research topic has changed over this past 2,5 years . The phrase […]
Affective consumption: on emotions and food
This week Leeds University Business School hosted a special guest – Paul Rozin, a Professor of Psychology and the author of multiple publications (I discussed one of them here) on […]
On ontological assumptions, epistemological beliefs, and methodological challenges
For the last couple of weeks, I have been busy fine-tuning the theoretical framework underpinning my study and, specifically, trying to delineate its social ontology. By now, I have come […]
