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Group objectives

ICAR exists for three main purposes.

  • To academically investigate all aspects of anti-consumption in order to understand the reasons underlying its existence. This involves the study of anti-consumption incidents, antecedents, consequences and related phenomena.
  • Using the knowledge gained to assist practitioners, in certain circumstances, to prevent or alleviate anti-consumption.
  • To determine if our mainstream consumption-driven society can benefit from understanding some of the legitimate philosophies underlying anti-consumption.

Our research philosophy

  • ICAR encourages a pluralistic approach to exploring anti-consumption attitudes and behaviour.
  • ICAR supports all research regardless of its relativistic or positivistic philosophical base, quantitative or qualitative focus.