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The Decade of the Citizen

Adding to youarewhatyoubuysome of the themes explored in an earlier post on the idea of the ‘consumer citizen’, this post from guest blogger Jules Peck, over at Citizen Renaissance, argues that the mix between consumerism and citizen action for sustainable development…

The Consumer-Citizen: potential to strengthen democracy for sustainable development?

seeds2Conversations in the US this week have prompted me to reflect on the potential for the idea of the ‘consumer-citizen’ to drive democratic innovation for sustainable development.

The Consumer Citizenship Network describes a ‘consumer citizen’ as “an individual who makes choices based…