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- Title
Ethical Pursuit or Personal Nirvana? Unpacking the Practice of Danshari in China.
- Authors
Li, Charis X.; Liu, Xiao-xiao; Ye, Jun; Zheng, Siyu; Cai, Songyin
- Abstract
The rapid economic growth and surge of consumerism in emerging markets have placed significant pressure on the environment and consumers. While well-researched ethical consumption remedies may be effective in the Western contexts, they may not be readily translatable in emerging markets due to institutional and socio-cultural differences. This research examines the popular practice of Danshari in China and investigates how this self-oriented practice leads to other-oriented ethical consumption behaviours. Using qualitative data gathered from online sharing and interviews, we unpack how Danshari practitioners question and reshape their relationship with possessions and consumption to enhance their self-concept clarity. This clarified and elevated self-concept, in turn, leads to ethical consumption behaviours. Unlike Western ethical consumption concepts that are driven by principles or ideologies, Danshari's essence of detachment, self-orientation, and action focus resonate with traditional Chinese teachings, providing a pragmatist approach to cultivating ethical consumption behaviours in China. This research adds to the growing body of pragmatism-based ethics research, expands the discussion of the link between consumption and the self, and offers valuable insights into promoting ethical consumerism in emerging markets.
- Subjects
CHINA; CONSUMER ethics; CONSUMER behavior; EMERGING markets; CONSUMERISM; SELF-perception; PRAGMATISM
- Publication
Journal of Business Ethics, 2024, Vol 191, Issue 4, p675
- ISSN
0167-4544
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s10551-024-05663-6