Bachelors theses

Beschreibung: There is growing evidence that people?s endorsement of different political ideologies and values relates to consumer attitudes and behaviors around food (e.g., how much animal products one tends to consume). Less is known about how such individual differences impact people?s policy preferences in the areas of food system change and agriculture. However, it is evident from other policy areas that these kinds of individual differences are important predictors of political attitudes and behaviors. This project?s goal is to review current research on the link between political ideologies/values and policy preferences around food and agriculture?particularly regarding policies aiming at more sustainable/plant-based diets. In addition, accumulated findings should be interpreted with theory from political psychology.
Kontakt: Sandro Jenni, E-Mail

Beschreibung: Many individuals and institutions are trying to reduce meat consumption because animal agriculture has a negative influence on climate change, biodiversity, risk for pandemics and antibiotic resistance, and animal rights. A variety of factors might predict what kind of people are most likely to eat meat or other animal products, and what kind of people are likely to reduce or avoid eating animals. There is a growing literature describing psychological and demographic factors that are related to animal consumption. The goal of this thesis is to review the literature to identify psychological and demographic variables that are associated with meat consumption, and summarize the strength of these associations.
Kontakt: Maxim Trenkenschuh, E-Mail