Author: Thomas Olesen
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1136864997
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 384
Book Description
This book focuses on global activism and uses a power perspective to provide an in-depth and coherent analysis of both the possibilities and limitations of global activism. Bringing together scholars from IR, sociology, and political science, this book offers new and critical insights on global activism and power. It features case studies on the following social and political issues: China and Tibet, HIV/AIDS, climate change, child labour, the WTO, women and the UN, the global public sphere, regional integration, national power, world social forums, policing, media power and global civil society. It will be of interest to students and scholars of globalization, global sociology and international politics.
Power and Transnational Activism
Author: Thomas Olesen
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1136864997
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 384
Book Description
This book focuses on global activism and uses a power perspective to provide an in-depth and coherent analysis of both the possibilities and limitations of global activism. Bringing together scholars from IR, sociology, and political science, this book offers new and critical insights on global activism and power. It features case studies on the following social and political issues: China and Tibet, HIV/AIDS, climate change, child labour, the WTO, women and the UN, the global public sphere, regional integration, national power, world social forums, policing, media power and global civil society. It will be of interest to students and scholars of globalization, global sociology and international politics.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1136864997
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 384
Book Description
This book focuses on global activism and uses a power perspective to provide an in-depth and coherent analysis of both the possibilities and limitations of global activism. Bringing together scholars from IR, sociology, and political science, this book offers new and critical insights on global activism and power. It features case studies on the following social and political issues: China and Tibet, HIV/AIDS, climate change, child labour, the WTO, women and the UN, the global public sphere, regional integration, national power, world social forums, policing, media power and global civil society. It will be of interest to students and scholars of globalization, global sociology and international politics.
Transnational Protest and Global Activism
Author: Donatella Della Porta
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 9780742535879
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 308
Book Description
Sociologists and political scientists from Europe and the US explore how global issues are transforming local and national activism and the interactions between local, national, and supranational movement organizations. In addition to describing recent events, they adapt concepts and hypotheses developed in the social movement literature of the pas
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 9780742535879
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 308
Book Description
Sociologists and political scientists from Europe and the US explore how global issues are transforming local and national activism and the interactions between local, national, and supranational movement organizations. In addition to describing recent events, they adapt concepts and hypotheses developed in the social movement literature of the pas
Power and Transnational Activism
Author: Thomas Olesen
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1136865004
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 289
Book Description
Offering new and critical insights on global activism and power, it features case studies on China and Tibet, HIV/AIDS, climate change, child labour, the WTO, women and the UN, the global public sphere, world social forums and global civil society.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1136865004
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 289
Book Description
Offering new and critical insights on global activism and power, it features case studies on China and Tibet, HIV/AIDS, climate change, child labour, the WTO, women and the UN, the global public sphere, world social forums and global civil society.
Transnational Activism in Asia
Author: Nicola Piper
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 113437741X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 213
Book Description
This book offers new perspectives on transnational activism with a focus on Asia. The chapters and case studies examine macro and micro aspects of power and how cross-border activities of civil society groups relate to problems of democracy.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 113437741X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 213
Book Description
This book offers new perspectives on transnational activism with a focus on Asia. The chapters and case studies examine macro and micro aspects of power and how cross-border activities of civil society groups relate to problems of democracy.
Coalitions Across Borders
Author: Joe Bandy
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 9780742523975
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 282
Book Description
'Coalitions Across Borders' examines aspects of transnational movements that mobilise in protest against the inequities of the neo-liberal international order.
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 9780742523975
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 282
Book Description
'Coalitions Across Borders' examines aspects of transnational movements that mobilise in protest against the inequities of the neo-liberal international order.
Power in Movement
Author: Sidney Tarrow
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521629478
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
Unlike political or economic institutions, social movements have an elusive power, but one that is no less real. From the French and American revolutions through the democratic and workers' movements of the nineteenth century to the totalitarian movements of today, movements exercise a fleeting but powerful influence on politics and society. This study surveys the history of the social movement, puts forward a theory of collective action to explain its surges and declines, and offers an interpretation of the power of movement that emphasises its effects on personal lives, policy reforms and political culture. While covering cultural, organisational and personal sources of movements' power, the book emphasises the rise and fall of social movements as part of political struggle and as the outcome of changes in political opportunity structure.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521629478
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
Unlike political or economic institutions, social movements have an elusive power, but one that is no less real. From the French and American revolutions through the democratic and workers' movements of the nineteenth century to the totalitarian movements of today, movements exercise a fleeting but powerful influence on politics and society. This study surveys the history of the social movement, puts forward a theory of collective action to explain its surges and declines, and offers an interpretation of the power of movement that emphasises its effects on personal lives, policy reforms and political culture. While covering cultural, organisational and personal sources of movements' power, the book emphasises the rise and fall of social movements as part of political struggle and as the outcome of changes in political opportunity structure.
The New Transnational Activism
Author: Sidney Tarrow
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521851305
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
This 2005 book argues that individuals move into transnational activism which links domestic to international politics.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521851305
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
This 2005 book argues that individuals move into transnational activism which links domestic to international politics.
Power Switch
Author: Paul O'Brien
Publisher: John Hunt Publishing
ISBN: 1789047501
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 107
Book Description
Is it actually possible? …that we might emerge from this pandemic with a peaceful global power switch from those who have too much to those who don't have enough? With billionaires able to decide the fate of nations, private corporations more powerful and less accountable than ever, and political autocrats around the world shaking our confidence in democratic institutions, power resides in all the wrong places. And so our world is in crisis. In such moments, activists find opportunities. Not to restore the pre-crises order, but to transform it. Paul O’Brien argues that progressive activists may never have a better opportunity to rewrite economic rules, systems and outcomes in favor of those who don't have enough. His book offers practical action steps for activists who want to drive a power switch that overcomes extreme inequalities in our world.
Publisher: John Hunt Publishing
ISBN: 1789047501
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 107
Book Description
Is it actually possible? …that we might emerge from this pandemic with a peaceful global power switch from those who have too much to those who don't have enough? With billionaires able to decide the fate of nations, private corporations more powerful and less accountable than ever, and political autocrats around the world shaking our confidence in democratic institutions, power resides in all the wrong places. And so our world is in crisis. In such moments, activists find opportunities. Not to restore the pre-crises order, but to transform it. Paul O’Brien argues that progressive activists may never have a better opportunity to rewrite economic rules, systems and outcomes in favor of those who don't have enough. His book offers practical action steps for activists who want to drive a power switch that overcomes extreme inequalities in our world.
Activists beyond Borders
Author: Margaret E. Keck
Publisher: Cornell University Press
ISBN: 0801471281
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 244
Book Description
In Activists beyond Borders, Margaret E. Keck and Kathryn Sikkink examine a type of pressure group that has been largely ignored by political analysts: networks of activists that coalesce and operate across national frontiers. Their targets may be international organizations or the policies of particular states. Historical examples of such transborder alliances include anti-slavery and woman suffrage campaigns. In the past two decades, transnational activism has had a significant impact in human rights, especially in Latin America, and advocacy networks have strongly influenced environmental politics as well. The authors also examine the emergence of an international campaign around violence against women.
Publisher: Cornell University Press
ISBN: 0801471281
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 244
Book Description
In Activists beyond Borders, Margaret E. Keck and Kathryn Sikkink examine a type of pressure group that has been largely ignored by political analysts: networks of activists that coalesce and operate across national frontiers. Their targets may be international organizations or the policies of particular states. Historical examples of such transborder alliances include anti-slavery and woman suffrage campaigns. In the past two decades, transnational activism has had a significant impact in human rights, especially in Latin America, and advocacy networks have strongly influenced environmental politics as well. The authors also examine the emergence of an international campaign around violence against women.
Global Activism
Author: Ruth Reitan
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 0415455510
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 351
Book Description
Over the last two decades there has been a sea change in the nature of activism, with groups increasingly networking, launching campaigns, petitioning and framing their demands at the international level. This study examines this development and explores the special role of the World Social Forum.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 0415455510
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 351
Book Description
Over the last two decades there has been a sea change in the nature of activism, with groups increasingly networking, launching campaigns, petitioning and framing their demands at the international level. This study examines this development and explores the special role of the World Social Forum.