Basia Yoxon

My paper with @aliceoven.bsky.social and @basiayoxon.bsky.social has had another flurry of coverage in response to this news, which is very welcome. In particular, our figures are cited in a widely syndicated NPR article.

Investigating the market for cultivated meat as pet food: A survey analysis The number of people reducing their meat consumption due to ethical and environmental concerns is growing. However, meat reducers sometimes care for omnivorous or carnivorous pets, creating the ‘veget...

Here's one of my papers on the topic; this was written with @aliceoven.bsky.social and @basiayoxon.bsky.social. We found that cultivated pet food might have a different market to cultivated meat for human consumption. For example, veg(etari)ans expressed interest in buying it.

Dog treat made from lab-grown meat on sale in UK as retailer claims a ‘world first’ Chicken used in dog treat was cultivated from single sample of cells taken from one egg, says manufacturer Meatly

This is (I believe) the first time cultivated meat has been available for sale in Europe. In a WORLD first, it's available as pet food! When I started talking and writing about this a decade ago, people thought the idea was laughable.

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Just out! Who are China's liberals? Why do some Chinese hold negative views of Russia and are even willing to boycott Russian products? Check our new article based on our public opinion survey in the Journal of Contemporary China! www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... (Open Acess)

Great to see my Conversation article making its way to BlueSky!

We show that citizens who embrace more liberal political ideology are most likely to express that they would be willing to boycott Russian products in China.

A preview of the paper:

So far, academics have looked at boycott of Western products in China, highlighting that political action there is often driven by nationalism and ethnocentrism. Our paper shows that it’s not always the case, and many Chinese citizens support more ‘liberal causes’

This is an important finding, because it shows that a much greater proportion of people than expected might oppose the official line of the Chinese Communist Party, which is on very friendly terms with Russia

Willingness to Boycott Russian Goods in China: How Political Ideology Shapes Consumer Preferences in an Authoritarian Context Who is likely to engage in Anti-Russian boycotts in China? While existing literature focuses on ethnocentrism and nationalism as drivers of political consumerism, this article explores political bo...

My most recent paper with Xue Bai & R. Turcsanyi
is out in the Journal of Contemporary China!

We demonstrate that a substantial section of the Chinese population (10%) is willing to boycott Russian products currently sold in China

#China #Russia #UkraineWar