The choice that disappeared: on the complexity of being a political consumer

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The choice that disappeared : on the complexity of being a political consumer. / Gjerris, Mickey; Saxe, Henrik.

The ethics of consumption: The citizen, the market and the law. ed. / Helena Röcklinsberg; Per Sandin. Wageningen : Wageningen Academic Publishers, 2013. p. 154-159.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Article in proceedings › Research › peer-review

Harvard

Gjerris, M & Saxe, H 2013, The choice that disappeared: on the complexity of being a political consumer. in H Röcklinsberg & P Sandin (eds), The ethics of consumption: The citizen, the market and the law. Wageningen Academic Publishers, Wageningen, pp. 154-159, EurSafe 2013, Uppsala, Sweden, 11/09/2013.

APA

Gjerris, M., & Saxe, H. (2013). The choice that disappeared: on the complexity of being a political consumer. In H. Röcklinsberg, & P. Sandin (Eds.), The ethics of consumption: The citizen, the market and the law (pp. 154-159). Wageningen Academic Publishers.

Vancouver

Gjerris M, Saxe H. The choice that disappeared: on the complexity of being a political consumer. In Röcklinsberg H, Sandin P, editors, The ethics of consumption: The citizen, the market and the law. Wageningen: Wageningen Academic Publishers. 2013. p. 154-159

Author

Gjerris, Mickey ; Saxe, Henrik. / The choice that disappeared : on the complexity of being a political consumer. The ethics of consumption: The citizen, the market and the law. editor / Helena Röcklinsberg ; Per Sandin. Wageningen : Wageningen Academic Publishers, 2013. pp. 154-159

Bibtex

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