Intentional non‐consumption for sustainability: Consumer resistance and/or anti‐consumption?

Abstract

Purpose

This paper aims to contribute to the special issue theme by analysing intentional non‐consumption through anti‐consumption and consumer resistance lenses.

Design/methodology/approach

A total of 16 in‐depth interviews with women who intentionally practise non‐consumption for sustainability were completed.

Findings

Two major themes where identified: I versus them: the careless consumers, and The objective/subjective dialectic in mundane practices.

Originality/value

While it is tempting to delineate one concept from another, in practice, both anti‐consumption and consumer resistance intersect and represent complementary frameworks in studying non‐consumption.

Citation

Cherrier, H., Black, I.R. and Lee, M. (2011), "Intentional non‐consumption for sustainability: Consumer resistance and/or anti‐consumption?", European Journal of Marketing, Vol. 45 No. 11/12, pp. 1757-1767. https://doi.org/10.1108/03090561111167397