ESRC/University of Exeter
Seminar Series â??Ethical Consumption in the UK
and Europe: New Developments and New Challenges
for Research, Policy and Practiceâ??
European Pathways to Ethical Consumption
15th November 2010, Scotland House, Brussels, Belgium
Confirmed Speakers
Necla Açık-Toprak (University of Manchester,
UK), Eric Dewaele (Belgian Fair Trade
Federation), Moctar Fall (World Fair Trade
Organisation and Agroseed, Dakar, Senegal),
Matthieu Gateau (Université de Bourgogne,
France), Benjamin Huybrechts (Université de
Liège, Belgium/Said Business School, Oxford,
UK), Konstantinos Ioannidis (Panteion University
of Athens, Greece), Carola Reintjes (World Fair
Trade Organisation) Eleni Spyridaki (Emeis kai o
Kosmos/Nuestro Mundo and Terra Verde, Heraklion
and Khania, Greece), Patrick Schenk
(Universität Zürich, Switzerland), Matthias Varul (University of Exeter, UK)
Outline
Fair Trade is a global movement, driven by
campaign groups, alternative trading
organisations and cooperatives all over the
planet and coordinated by supra-national roof
organisations such as the international
Fairtrade Labelling Organisation (FLO) and the
World Fair Trade Organisation (WFTO). But that
does not mean it is a homogeneous movement. Even
within Europe there are great differences in
terms of how Fair Trade is promoted and
marketed, how Fair Trade products are
distributed and sold, how Fair Trade movements
are organised, and, maybe most importantly, how
many people are supporting Fair Trade and why.
There is little comparative research on European
approaches to Fair Trade, but there are strong
indications that these differences are due to a
wide range of factors, such as national
political cultures, distinctive cultures of
consumption, different colonial histories,
specific developments in national Fair Trade
movements and subsequent inner dynamics. The
Seminar â??European Pathways to Ethical
Consumptionâ?? will bring together practitioners
and academic observers to discuss those
country-specific differences, assess political,
ethical and economic advantages and
disadvantages of different approaches, and
consider potentials of mutual learning. How can
Fair Trade maintain its global identity and
adapt to specific national contexts? Informed by
contributions by international academics and
practitioners this seminar will instill
dialogues across European boundaries, foster
links between practitioners, policy makers and research.
Programme
9:30 - 10:00 Registration
10:00 - 10:15 Welcome and Introduction
10:15 â?? 12:15 Session One: Comparative Approaches
Necla Açık-Toprak (University of Manchester)
Political Consumption across Europe
Patrick Schenk (Universität Zürich) Fair Trade in Germany and Switzerland
Matthias Zick Varul (University of Exeter): Fair
Trade in Cultural Context â?? an Anglo-German Study
12:15 13:00 Lunch
13:00 â?? 15:15 Session Two: Country Studies
Matthieu Gateau (Université de Bourgogne):
Forty years of fair trade in France (French with subtitles)
Benjamin Huybrechts (Universtité de Liège) &
Eric Dewaele (Belgian Fair Trade Federation) Fair Trade in Belgium
Konstantinos Ioannidis (Pantheion University
Athens) Challenges of Fair Trade in the Greek
market and the Attitude-Behaviour Gap
Eleni Spyridaki (Emeis kai o Kosmos & Nuestro
Mundo, Heraklion, & Terra Verde, Khania) Fair
and solidarity trade in Crete, Greece. A case
study on the baby steps of a local movement in the periphery of Europe
15:15 15:30 Coffee
15:300 16:30 Session Three: Europe and the World
Carola Reeintjes (WFTO, Chief Executive): Geo
Fair Trade, a holistic approach to Fair Trade and sustainable development
Moctar Fall (WFTO, Board of Directors Africa
Representative, and Agroseed, Dakar) European
Fair Trade from an African Perspective
Organisation The seminar is funded by the UK
Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) and
organised by the University of Exeter. Participation is free of charge
and coffee/lunch will be provided but there
aare limited places. Please book in advance by using the contact given below.
Directions to Scotland House:
http://www.scotlandeuropa.com/Scotland%20House%20Conference%20Centre/Getting%20to%20Scotland%20House.aspx
Accommodation (VisitBelgium website):
http://www.visitbelgium.com/?page=accommodations
Contact
Dr Matthias Zick Varul University of Exeter
College of Social Sciences and International
Studies Department of Sociology and Philosophy
Amory Building, Rennes Drive Exeter EX4 4RJ United Kingdom
(m.z.varul /at/ exeter.ac.uk)
+44 (0) 1392 26 3283
