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Czech voluntary simplifiers from 1992 to the present : Discussing the fourth wave of longitudinal research of “the Colourful”

PELIKÁN, Vojtěch and Lucie GALČANOVÁ BATISTA

Basic information

Original name

Czech voluntary simplifiers from 1992 to the present : Discussing the fourth wave of longitudinal research of “the Colourful”

Authors

PELIKÁN, Vojtěch (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution) and Lucie GALČANOVÁ BATISTA (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution)

Edition

ESA RN5 Mini Midterm Meeting "The Sociology of Consumption: Bonding beyond boundaries", Prague August 28, 2023, 2023

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Prezentace na konferencích

Field of Study

50401 Sociology

Country of publisher

Czech Republic

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

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RIV identification code

RIV/00216224:14230/23:00134206

Organization unit

Faculty of Social Studies

Keywords in English

voluntary simplicity; consumption; longitudinal research

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Změněno: 3/4/2024 10:41, Mgr. Blanka Farkašová

Abstract

V originále

In 1992, Hana Librová conducted in-depth interviews with Czech households that were typical for environment-friendly patterns in their consumption. They – she called them “the Colourful” – shared some features with the Western “voluntary simplifiers”; however, they did not identify with either the simplicity or the environmental movements. What makes Librová’s research exceptional in an international context is that she developed it into a longitudinal one with two other stages in 2002 and 2015. In 2015, we joined her effort and broadened the scope of the research. We decided to deal with the social reproduction of lifestyles in those families and compare her sample with new forms of similar pro-environmental lifestyles that have emerged since the 1990s. Now the time has come to think through the design of the fourth wave of Librová’s research. In our paper, we would like to present our findings, share thoughts on potential ways to use the opportunities posed by this unique three-decades-long study and discuss which problems would be worth focusing on this time. How did the lifestyle of “the Colourful” and their children further evolve? How is it affected by ageing and how is it passed on? How does it relate to existing research on Czech and European pro-environmental lifestyles and trends in sustainable consumption?

Links

GA20-12567S, research and development project
Name: Stárnutí a senioři v čase klimatické změny (Acronym: Grey and Green)
Investor: Czech Science Foundation, Ageing and Older People in the Time of Climate Change
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