Traditionscapes in emerging markets

Marlon Dalmoro, Diego Costa Pinto, Márcia Maurer Herter and Walter Nique

International Journal of Emerging Markets, 2020, vol. 15, issue 6, 1105-1126

Abstract: Purpose - This research aims to develop and test the traditionscapes framework in which consumers appropriate local traditions as a resource to foster cultural identity in emerging markets. Design/methodology/approach - A multi-level research approach with qualitative (n = 38) and quantitative data (n = 600) was employed in the context of gaucho traditions in the southern part of Brazil (Rio Grande do Sul state). Findings - The findings indicate that traditionscapes operate in a fluid process that engenders local culture attachment into tradition value through the consumer identification process. Traditionscapes build a sense of local cultural attachment that functions as a source of social, cultural, and local identification. Findings also support our three-stage traditionscapes framework, emphasizing the identification process that depends on consumers' global culture resistance. Originality/value - This research provides a novel viewpoint to the well-established relationship between tradition and globalization in consumption studies. We contribute to this debate by shifting the discussion to the fluid process of traditionscapes in which tradition value is engendered through consumer appropriation and identification with local traditions, even in a globalized context. Although recent research suggests that global culture can disrupt local traditions, traditionscapes operate as an extended perspective that coexists with other global cultural flows.

Keywords: Traditionscapes; Tradition value; Local culture attachment; Identification process; Global culture resistance; Gaucho traditions (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.1108/IJOEM-04-2019-0270

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