Smith, Jackie

Jackie Smith is Professor, Department of Sociology at the University of Pittsburg. She is also the editor of "Journal of World-Systems Research". Smith s most recent books include "Social Movements in the World-System: The Politics of Crisis and Transformation, " with Dawn Wiest; "Handbook on World Social Forum Activism, " co-edited with Scott Byrd, Ellen Reese, & Elizabeth Smythe; "Globalization, Social Movements and Peacebuilding, " co-edited with Ernesto Verdeja, and "Social Movements for Global Democracy" (2008).