Global Activism Reader

ISBN-13: 9781441179555 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 424 str.

Luc Reydams

Opis

Suitable for undergraduate students, this title combines essays on actual causes and issues that mobilize activists with theory and concepts of social mobilization. It introduces the various causes, actors, and organization of transnational mobilization to provide a survey of cases and theory.

Recenzje

Reydams rocks! In the Global Activism Reader, this intellectual impresario orchestrates a unique ensemble of theoretical and empirical themes on one of the hottest recent acts in international affairs: transnational advocacy. For undergraduates and graduate students in international relations, human rights, globalization, and social movements, this excellent mix of readings showcases the highs and lows of global activism. Bravo! -- Clifford Bob, Duquesne University, author of The Marketing of Rebellion: Insurgents, Media, and International Act

Spis treści

I. SOCIAL MOVEMENTS, NGOS, NETWORKS, AND THE IDEA OF A GLOBAL CIVIL SOCIETY 1. Social Movements, NGOs, and Networks Mary Kaldor 2. Transnational Advocacy Networks in the Movement Society Margaret Keck and Katryn Sikkink 3. The Rise and Fall of Transnational Civil Society Thomas Richard Davies II. ANTI-SLAVERY AND CONGO REFORM 4. Transnational Activism in the Eighteenth Century: the Anti-Slavery Movement Huw T. David 5. Transnational Humanitarian Heroes in the Early Twentieth Century: the Congo Reform Movement William E. DeMars III. GLOBAL LABOR 6. Transnational Pioneers: The International Labor Movement Dan Gallin 7. Labor Rights as Human Rights: Regulation in the Context of a "Thinned" National State Gay W. Seidman IV. HUMAN RIGHTS 8. The Power of Norms versus the Norms of Power: Transnational Civil Society and Human Rights Thomas Risse 9. Civil Society and the International Criminal Court Johan D. van der Vyver 10. Human Rights NGOs: a Critical Evaluation Makau Mutua V. WOMEN'S RIGHTS 11. The Global Women's Movement: Origins, Issues, and Strategies Peggy Antrobus 12. Contesting Women's Rights: Charting the Emergence of a Transnational Conservative Counter-network Louise Chappell VI. ENVIRONMENT 13. Spinning the Green Web: Transnational Environmentalism Wendy E. F. Torrance and Andrew W. Torrance 14. Transnational Policy Networks and the Role of Advocacy Scientists: From Ozone Layer Protection to Climate Change Reiner Grundmann 15. Challenging Global Warming as a Social Problem: An Analysis of the Conservative Movement's Counter-Claims Aaron M. McCright and Riley E. Dunlap VII. PEACE AND DISARMAMENT 16. Banning the Bomb David Cortright 17. The Ottawa Process: Nine Day Wonder or a New Model for Disarmament Negotiations? Maurice Bleicher 18. Assessing the Small Arms Movement: The Trials and Tribulations of a Transnational Network Suzette R. Grillot, Craig S. Stapley, and Molly E. Hanna VIII. SOCIAL JUSTICE AND DEMOCRACY 19. Before Seattle: the Historical Roots of the Current Movement against Corporate-Led Globalization Robin Broad and Zahara Heckscher 20. Reclaiming the Commons Naomi Klein 21. Creating Spaces for Global Democracy: The World Social Forum Process Jackie Smith 22. Is Another World Possible? Problems and Shortcomings of the World Social Forum Owen Worth and Karen Buckly Notes on Authors

O autorze

Luc Reydams joined the Department of Political Science at the University of Notre Dame in 2002, where he teaches courses on international law, international organizations, transnational social movements, and the network society. He has published a monograph with Oxford University Press as well as several refereed articles in international journals.