ABSTRACT
This chapter provides an overview of basic analytical frameworks to the study of crises and consumption and review the respective empirical literature. It highlights what has been found and point towards shortcomings and gaps in an effort to establish a research agenda for the study of the impact of major shocks on consumption and social resilience in the everyday. The chapter also provides two mechanisms that relate crises to practices: a basic 'economic' and a 'cognitive/emotional' mechanism. It discusses existing conceptual frameworks for analysing consumption changes. A review of empirical studies on individual consumer reactions to crises is provided. The chapter outlines the context of crises and their potential effect on coping strategies, referring to the nature of crises, their unfolding in different institutional contexts and the temporal dimension of crises adjustments. It discusses existing research gaps and the need for future research.
