Environmental citizenship and consumption of meat: between dialogs, dilemmas and perspectives of consumers

Abstract

Recognizing the need for contributing to the discussions surrounding environmental issues, this article is about the dimension of consumption as an element for citizenship. It connects politicized consumption, environmental citizenship and meat consumption to the following problem: what is /are the perception(s) of consumers concerning the environmental impacts of production and consumption of meat? This study aimed to discuss the consumption of meat and its connection with the environmental citizenship. It was decided to use the techniques of exploratory focus groups and in-depth individual interviews in order to obtain the information and the thematic content analysis in order to analyze the material. One can verify that the consumption of meat is always linked to individual concerns like taste, health and pleasure. There is also a reflexive distancing of the participants around the theme and their dietary practices.