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Interdisciplinary research onconsumers and consumption patterns

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Consumption in focus

PurposeTo gain new knowledge of consumption and consumption

patterns relevant for researchers, authorities, industry, organisations and consumers.

Interdisciplinary researchBusiness administration, design, engineering, ethnology,

home economics, and psychology

The consumer perspective is the starting point

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Research

25 researchers working in interdisciplinary research projects • children and food• consumer anxiety• fashion and clothes• packages• district heating• young consumers and brands• consumer logistics• managing overflow

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The consumption report

Review of the private consumption in Sweden

Unique combination of public statistics and analyses by consumer researchers

In Swedish, English summary in later editions

Download for free at www.cfk.gu.se

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Alliances and partners

• ConriN – network for Nordic consumer researchers

• National Institute for Consumer Research (SIFO), Norway

• University of Southern Denmark, Odense

• National Consumer Research Centre, Finland

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• Innovative research

• The consumption report

• Conrid, Nordic database over consumer research

• Evaluations and reports

• Cooperation (The Swedish Consumer Agency, The Swedish Consumers’ Association, City of Gothenburg consumer guidance, Region Västra Götaland)

• Seminars

• International networks

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