Simplification
Introduction
Call for Book Chapters on Downshifting, Edited by Franco Gandolfi and H?l?ne Cherrier; 500 Word Proposal Deadline 30 Dec 2006
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Date: Wed, 29 Nov 2006 16:45:43 +1100
From: "Helene Cherrier" <H.Cherrier@econ.usyd.edu.au>
CALL FOR BOOK CHAPTERS ON DOWNSHIFTING.
Editors: Dr. Franco Gandolfi and Dr. Hélène Cherrier
Publisher: ICFAI University Press
In contemporary Western society, the idea of living more simply through "simplifying life", "downshifting", "lowering material possession", or "resisting consumerism" is a life choice phenomenon. Being widely used in ordinary conversation and by writers, the idea of downshifting consumption practices is not well understood by consumer researchers. Why are these lifestyles becoming popular in a consumer culture? Why are some consumers choosing to consume less? What types of discourses are used to learn about and justify this lifestyle? The goal of this book is to present theoretical aspects and real-life cases from around the globe that will help to better understand downshifting consumption.
- Topics that would be appropriate for this book include, but are not limited to:
- Voluntary Simplicity: History, scope, and significance
- Downshifting as a global phenomenon
- Causes of downshifting
- Effects of downshifting
- Downshifting and the modern person
- Downshifting and the contemporary organization
- Future of downshifting
- Downshifting and the media: Perception and reality
Each final chapter is expected to range between 6,000 and 10,000 words.
The deadline is May 2007 for the first draft of the chapter.
If you are interested, please email Hélène Cherrier: h.cherrier@econ.usyd.edu.au and Dr. Franco Gandolfi: fgandolfi@cedarville.edu a 500-word proposal by December 30th, 2006.
Dr. Hélène Cherrier
Office 529
H69 – Economics and Business Building
The University of Sydney
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NSW 2006 Australia
E-Mail: h.cherrier@econ.usyd.edu.au
Phone: +61 2 9036 6420; Fax: +61 2 9351 6732