[ecrea] New Book Announcement: Coffee Activism and the Politics of Fair Trade and Ethical Consumption in the Global North

It is my pleasure to inform you about the launch of my recently 
published and long-titled book /Coffee Activism and the Politics of Fair 
Trade and Ethical Consumption in the Global North: Political Consumerism 
and Cultural Citizenship/ 
(http://www.palgrave.com/products/title.aspx?pid=641397).

The book tackles with the politics of consumption through the case of 
ethical coffee. In a politically uncertain and distrusted world, 
citizens appear to be seeking political expression in their everyday 
lives and quite prominently in their consumption practices. In advanced 
consumer societies across the global North, the politics of consumption 
have come to the centre stage. This work elaborates on the grounded 
perceptions, practices and problematizations of the equation of 
political action and market action. It presents the opportunities and 
hindrances of alternative forms of partaking in civic life by exploring 
how coffee activism presents a fruitful opportunity for citizens to 
participate in political life, how cultural citizenship can offer 
insights into the operation of everyday politics and how neoliberal 
narratives are framing discourses of coffee activism. The politics 
behind products can illuminate global tensions and engage citizens in 
social justice, but at the same time can confine civic action in the 
marketplace and anesthetise political action.

Eleftheria J. Lekakis
<https://twitter.com/Palgrave_Ling>
Lecturer in Global Communications
School of Media, Film and Music
University of Sussex
Falmer, Brighton
BN1 9RH
United Kingdom