Andreas Chatzidakis

Andreas Chatzidakis is a Professor in Marketing at the School of Business and Management, Royal Holloway University of London, and a member of the Centre for Research into Sustainability. His work bridges consumption, ethics, and politics, with a focus on contemporary issues in consumer culture and sustainability.

• Current roles: Professor in Marketing, co-editor of Marketing Theory, senior editor of CITY, and editorial board member for Journal of Macromarketing and Journal of Consumer Ethics.

Education:

• PhD in Consumer Ethics, Nottingham Business School (2007)

Research Interests: Chatzidakis’s scholarship examines ethical and political dimensions of consumption, including care ethics in pandemic times, consumer activism in post-2008 Athens, and the role of relationality in everyday consumption. His interdisciplinary approach integrates human geography and psychoanalysis.

Article Trends: Recent publications highlight his focus on ethical consumption, care dynamics in marketized systems, and consumer responses to structural injustices like modern slavery. Themes span business ethics, consumer behavior, and critical marketing studies.

Grants & Projects: Notable grants include an ESRC-sponsored seminar series on consumer ethics, a British Academy-funded project on modern slavery consumer perspectives (2017–2018), and industry collaboration with Votiva Ltd on consumer engagement (2008–2009).

Collaborations: He collaborates with scholars such as Gregor M.T. White, Michal Carrington, and Liz Parsons, contributing to interdisciplinary dialogues across Europe and beyond.