<em>ABSTRACT. <u>Critical consumption, the purchase or boycott of goods for political, ethical or environmental reasons, is regularly characterised as an example of 'new politics' or 'new' political participation</u>. However, such analysis often neglects work from the sociology of consumption and social movement studies.</em>
The purchase or boycott of goods for political, ethical or environmental reasons, is regularly characterized as an example of 'new politics' or 'new' political participation.
