Handbook of Civil Society and Social Movements in Small States

ISBN-13: 9781032377148 / Angielski / Twarda / 2023 / 400 str.

Opis

This volume is unique as there are many studies on civil society and social movements, but none that specifically deal with this category of countries. The volume is organized in three parts, respectively relating to aspects of civil society and social moments in small states in the political, social and environmental spheres.

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INTRODUCTION: CIVIL SOCIETY AND SOCIAL MOVEMENTS IN SMALL STATES  

PART 1: ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES

 01. CIVIL SOCIETY AND THE PURSUIT OF SUSTAINABLE TOURISM IN THE SMALL-ISLAND JURISDICTION OF TOBAGO  

02. ENGAGEMENT OF CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS IN ENVIRONMENTAL POLICIES IN CABO VERDE  

03. NETWORK GOVERNANCE AND THE ROLE OF ENVIRONMENTAL NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANISATIONS IN BELIZE 

04. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTEST IN MALTA DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC 

05. THE POLITICS OF LAND, SPACE, SOCIAL MOVEMENTS, AND IDENTITY IN JAMAICA’S COCKPIT COUNTRY 

06. DEEP SEA MINING IN PACIFIC SMALL ISLAND DEVELOPING STATES – THE ROLE OF CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS 

07. A POST ERUPTION ANALYSIS OF THE SIGNIFICANCE AND CHALLENGES OF COMMUNITY-BASED DISASTER RISK MANAGEMENT IN SAINT VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES

 

 PART 2: SOCIAL ISSUES

 08. CIVIL SOCIETY, THE STATE AND THE LGBTQIA+ MOVEMENT: THE CASE OF TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO AND MAURITIUS 

09. WEAVING “CULTURE” AND POLITICAL ADVOCACY IN A SMALL ISLAND NATION: SAMOA FA’AFAFINE ASSOCIATION AND NON-HETERONORMATIVE SAMOANS 

10. THE ROLE OF CIVIL SOCIETY ACTORS IN RESPONDING TO GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE IN SEYCHELLES 

11. THE CARIBBEAN SUB-REGION REFUGEES AND MIGRANTS RESPONSE PLAN: EMERGING PATTERNS AND LESSONS FOR SMALL-STATE CIVIL SOCIETY IN GLOBAL MIGRATION GOVERNANCE 

12. SHRINKING SPACES FOR MIGRANT SUPPORT CSOS IN MALTA, CYPRUS AND SLOVENIA: FROM THE REFUGEE CRISIS TO THE PANDEMIC 

13. THE ROLE OF CHURCHES IN REGIONAL COOPERATION AND GOVERNANCE IN THE CARIBBEAN

14. INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES AS A CATALYST FOR SOCIAL  ACTIVISM AND ‘BOTTOM-UP’ REGIONALISM IN THE PACIF 

15. THE DILEMMAS OF CIVIL SOCIETY AND SOCIAL MOVEMENTS IN A RAPIDLY GROWING ECONOMY – BOTSWANA 

PART 3: POLITICAL ISSUES

16. ESTONIAN PROTEST WAVES: GROUPS INVOLVED AND MOTIVATING ISSUES  

17. THE STRENGTH OF CIVIL SOCIETY IN SLOVENIA AFTER THREE DECADES OF POST-COMMUNIST EXPERIENCE 

18. THE ROLE OF THE CIVIL SOCIETY IN THE PROCESS OF ACCESSION OF MONTENEGRO TO THE EUROPEAN UNION 

19. THE DEMOCRATIC POTENTIAL OF POLITICALLY AND SOCIALLY-ORIENTED CSOS: THE CASE OF NORTH MACEDONIA 

20. HOW CIVIL SOCIETY GROUPS BROUGHT CHANGE TO THE MALTESE GOVERNMENT: 2019-2020 

21. EXPLOSION OF ANGER ON THE STREETS OF MAURITIUS: THE OVERHAULING OF A POLITICAL SYSTEM? 

22. SIGNIFICANT REGIONAL SOCIAL MOVEMENTS IN OCEANIA  

23. NOSTALGIA FOR THE FUTURE: STUDENT ACTIVISM IN THE CARIBBEAN LEFT 

24. UNFROZEN CONFLICTS: SOCIAL MOVEMENTS AND CIVIL SOCIETY IN CYPRUS