Archive for 2010

[Previous message][Next message][Back to index]

**Spam**: [ecrea] Ethical Consumption in the UK and Europe (Brussels, 15 Nov. 2010)

Fri Nov 05 18:52:21 GMT 2010



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

----------------
ECREA-Mailing list
----------------
This mailing list is a free service from ECREA.
---
To unsubscribe, please visit http://www.ecrea.eu/mailinglist
---
ECREA - European Communication Research and Education Association
Postal address:
ECREA
Université Libre de Bruxelles
c/o Dept. of Information and Communication Sciences
CP123, avenue F.D. Roosevelt 50, b-1050 Bruxelles, Belgium
Email: (info /at/ ecrea.eu)
URL: http://www.ecrea.eu
----------------

[Previous message][Next message][Back to index]