Due to a preoccupation with periods of large-scale social change, nationalism research had
long neglected everyday nationhood in contemporary democracies. Recent scholarship …

In her groundbreaking scholarship on intimacy and economy, Viviana Zelizer coined the
concept of relational work, or efforts in matching social relations with economic transactions …

In a capitalist system, consumers, investors, and corporations orient their activities toward a
future that contains opportunities and risks. How actors assess uncertainty is a problem that …

What can we learn about nationalism by looking at a country's cultural institutions? How do
the history and culture of particular cities help explain how museums represent diversity …

In the 2000s, China and Russia emerged as outspoken actors with global ambitions. To
communicate their status aspirations, both countries introduced a range of nation-branding …

Welcome to the second edition of Consumer Culture Theory (CCT). This book invites you to
a fascinating world of research and reflection on the “what?”“when?”“where?” and “how?” of …

My fascination with foie gras began as a bystander. In March 2005, a front-page article
appeared in the Chicago Tribune, detailing harsh words exchanged between two of …

The term “decolonization” has been increasingly used to refer to the elimination of the
colonial experience and its legacy. However, the use of this overarching term masks the real …

This article explores price formation in markets where quality cannot be based on intrinsic
characteristics of the good exchanged. In such markets, quality uncertainty is not an …

'New actors and alliances in development'brings together an interdisciplinary group of
scholars exploring how development financing and interventions are being shaped by a …