Monthly Archives: November 2011

Culture of Online Trading of Used Goods: Study of eBay Germany

Posted on 22/11/2011 by Emma

One of the sessions at the Sustainable Consumption Conference was focused on the culture of second hand trading and in particular a study on the buyers and sellers using eBay Germany. This was particularly relevant for me considering that my … Continue reading →

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Searching for Alternative Hedonism: Reflections from a presentation by Kate Soper

Posted on 18/11/2011 by Emma

Kate Soper, a professor in philosophy at the London Metropolitan University, presented twice during the Sustainable Consumption Conference – at the young researchers pre-conference and as a key note speaker in the main conference. She spoke about her concept of … Continue reading →

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Sustainable Consumption Conference, Hamburg 2011

Posted on 10/11/2011 by Emma

I spent the first half of the week at the Sustainable Consumption: Towards Action and Impact Conference in Hamburg, Germany. I was privileged to be presenting my MPhil research in one of the parallel sessions on the Tuesday. The focus … Continue reading →

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