Scholars
Magnus Boström
Örebro University
Based in
Sweden
Europe
Magnus Boström is Professor of Sociology, with research in environmental sociology, sociology of consumption, political sociology, and organization studies. Recent projects include research on environmental representation and representatives; challenges connected to climate conscious consumption and other types of political consumerism; conceptual development in the study of environment-society relations; conditions for transformative learning for sustainable development. Boström is currently doing research on social mechanism behind unsustainable mass and excess consumption as well as voluntary and involuntary (due to Covid-19) drivers towards transformed lifestyles and reduced consumption.
Country(ies) of Specialty
SwedenFocus areas of expertise
Behavioral actionPublications
Articles
Magnus Boström (2023) The Social Life of Unsustainable Mass Consumption. Lexington Books.
Boström, Magnus 2022. Lifestyle transformation and reduced consumption: a transformative learning process. Sozialpolitik.ch Vol 1/2022, Article 1.2
Boström, Magnus; Römmelmann, Helena; Sandström, Lina. 2022. Could practices of reduced consumption during the Covid-19 pandemic facilitate transformative change for sustainability? Experiences from Sweden and Ireland. Frontiers in Sustainability.
Boström, Magnus 2021. Take the opportunity afforded by the COVID-19 experiences: progressive non-growth policies for sustainable lifestyles Frontiers in Sustainability
Boström M. 2021. “Social Relations and Everyday Consumption Rituals: Barriers or Prerequisites for Sustainability Transformation?,” Frontiers in Sociology. 2021;6:165.
Magnus Boström (2020). “The social life of mass and excess consumption.” Environmental sociology. 6(3):268-278.
Magnus Boström & Debra Davidson (eds) (2018) “Environment and Society: Concepts and Challenges.” Palgrave McMillan
Magnus Boström, Michele Micheletti & Peter Oosterveer (eds) (2019) “The Oxford Handbook of Political Consumerism.” Oxford University Press.
Magnus Boström & Mikael Klintman (2019) “Can we rely on ‘climate friendly’ consumption?” Journal of Consumer Culture, Vol. 19(3) 359–378.
Ylva Uggla & Magnus Boström (2018). “Ambivalence in environmental representation: A theoretical contribution.” Sociologisk forskning, 55 (4), 447-465.
Magnus Boström; Andersson E, Berg M, Gustafsson K, Gustavsson E, Hysing E, Lidskog R, Löfmarck E, Ojala M, Olsson J, Singleton B. E., Svenberg S, Uggla Y & Öhman J. 2018. “Conditions for transformative learning for sustainable development: a theoretical review and approach.” Sustainability 10 (12), 4479;
Magnus Boström, Rolf Lidskog & Ylva Uggla (2017) “A reflexive look at reflexivity in environmental sociology.” Environmental sociology 3(1): 6-16
Magnus Boström; Anna Maria Jönsson, Stewart Lockie, Arthur P.J. Mol, Peter Oosterveer (2015) “Sustainable and responsible supply chain governance: challenges and opportunities.” Journal of Cleaner Production. Vol. 107: 1-7.
Magnus Boström & Ylva Uggla (2016) “A sociology of environmental representation.” Environmental Sociology, 2(4), 355-364.
Magnus Boström (2012). “A Missing Pillar? Challenges in theorizing and practicing social sustainability.” Sustainability: Science, Practice, & Policy 8(1):3-14.