Publications of Tamás Dombos

Dombos T, Pellandini-Simányi L. Kids, Cars, or Cashews?: Debating and Remembering Consumption in Socialist Hungary. In: Bren P, Neuburger M, editors. Communism Unwrapped: Consumption in Cold War Eastern Europe. Oxford: Oxford University Press; 2012. p. 325-50.
Dombos T. Narratives of Concern: Beyond the “Official” Discourse of Ethical Consumption in Hungary. In: Carrier JG, Peter L, editors. Ethical Consumption: Social Value and Economic Practice. New York - Oxford: Berghan Books; 2012. p. 125-41.
Takács J, Dombos T. Az LMBT emberek társadalmi integrációját segítő tényezők Magyarországon. In: Kovách I, editor. Társadalmi integráció a jelenkori Magyarországon. Budapest: Argumentum; 2012. p. 383-97.
Takács J, Dombos T, Mészáros G, Tóth TP. Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell, Don’t Bother: Homophobia and the Heteronorm in Hungary. In: Trappolin L, Gasparini A, Wintemute R, editors. Confronting Homophobia in Europe: Social and Legal Perspectives. Oxford - New York: Hart; 2011. p. 79-105.
Dombos T, Takács J, Tóth TP, Mocsonaki L. Az LMBT emberek magyarországi helyzetének rövid áttekintése. In: Takács J, editor. Homofóbia Magyarországon. Budapest: L'Harmattan; 2011. p. 35-54.
Dombos T. “Longing for the west”: the geo-symbolics of the ethical consumption discourse in Hungary. In: Neve GD, Peter L, Pratt J, Wood DC, editors. Hidden Hands in the Market: Ethnographies of Fair Trade, Ethical Consumption, and Corporate Social Responsibility. Emerald; 2008. p. 123-41. (Research in Economic Anthropology). Abstract

“Longing for the west”: the geo-symbolics of the ethical consumption discourse in Hungary

Building on an ethnographic study of ethical consumption discourses and practices among activists and entrepreneurs in Hungary this chapter looks at how actors reflect critically on the current state of the Hungarian society by contrasting it to an image of Western Europe as a locus of consumer consciousness, civic activism, and sustainable economic practices. Such an opposition allows for the expression of various hopes, desires, and frustrations about the seemingly never ending process of post-socialist transition and at once provide a chance to mediate the contradictions inherent in contemporary practices of ethical consumption. While ethical consumption might offer itself as a global phenomenon, it is always practiced in local contexts with their particular struggles, histories, and trajectories. This chapter tries to contribute to the literature on ethical consumption by tracing the various meanings and values that are being attached to it in a “newly born consumer society.”

Dombos T, Horvath A, Krizsan A. Where did Gender Disappear? Anti-Discrimination Policy in the EU Accession Process in Hungary. In: Multiple Meanings of Gender Equality. A Critical Frame Analysis of Gender Policies in Europe . Budapest: CEU Press; 2007. p. 233-56. (Center for Policy Studies Book Series).