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"""Beyond the Boomerang develops a theory of transcalar advocacy that provides a counterpoint to prevailing assumptions about global issue-based networks. Supported by case studies using a variety of research methods, the volume updates our understanding of how activists work in a global context. The authors highlight initiatives of advocates at local, regional, and global levels, demonstrating that activism on a variety of issues may be conditioned by national circumstances, but is no longer limited to a reactive approach to the nation-state or dependent on leadership from northern NGOs."" --Ann Marie Clark, author of Diplomacy of Conscience: Amnesty International and Changing Human Rights Norms and coauthor of Sovereignty, Democracy, and Global Civil Society: State-Society Relations at UN World Conferences ""For those seeking the latest in theories of transnational activism and the varied new players involved, this volume is of great use. It pioneers a promising transcalar approach, demonstrating its utility with case studies of issues as varied as climate change, HIV/AIDS, and growing threats to activists in many societies. Spanning the globe in its empirical coverage and probing the limits of mainstream analytic techniques, Pallas, Bloodgood, and their contributors make a significant contribution to international relations."" --Clifford Bob, author of Rights as Weapons: Instruments of Conflict, Tools of Power ""This excellent collection presents a ground-breaking new conceptualization of the latest phase of the global associational revolution: the growing capacity of the Global South's civil society to build effective advocacy networks and alliances without having to rely on Northern NGOs. The resulting emergence of transcalar advocacy heralds the expansion of scope, locus and direction of transnational advocacy activities. This important volume frames the issue effectively and will help shape the international advocacy discourse for years to come."" --Stefan Toepler, coeditor of The Routledge Companion to Nonprofit Management and the International Encyclopedia of Civil Society"

Beyond the Boomerang develops a theory of transcalar advocacy that provides a counterpoint to prevailing assumptions about global issue-based networks. Supported by case studies using a variety of research methods, the volume updates our understanding of how activists work in a global context. The authors highlight initiatives of advocates at local, regional, and global levels, demonstrating that activism on a variety of issues may be conditioned by national circumstances, but is no longer limited to a reactive approach to the nation-state or dependent on leadership from northern NGOs. --Ann Marie Clark, author of Diplomacy of Conscience: Amnesty International and Changing Human Rights Norms and coauthor of Sovereignty, Democracy, and Global Civil Society: State-Society Relations at UN World Conferences For those seeking the latest in theories of transnational activism and the varied new players involved, this volume is of great use. It pioneers a promising transcalar approach, demonstrating its utility with case studies of issues as varied as climate change, HIV/AIDS, and growing threats to activists in many societies. Spanning the globe in its empirical coverage and probing the limits of mainstream analytic techniques, Pallas, Bloodgood, and their contributors make a significant contribution to international relations. --Clifford Bob, author of Rights as Weapons: Instruments of Conflict, Tools of Power This excellent collection presents a ground-breaking new conceptualization of the latest phase of the global associational revolution: the growing capacity of the Global South's civil society to build effective advocacy networks and alliances without having to rely on Northern NGOs. The resulting emergence of transcalar advocacy heralds the expansion of scope, locus and direction of transnational advocacy activities. This important volume frames the issue effectively and will help shape the international advocacy discourse for years to come. --Stefan Toepler, coeditor of The Routledge Companion to Nonprofit Management and the International Encyclopedia of Civil Society

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Christopher L. Pallas is associate professor of conflict management at Kennesaw State University. He is author of Transnational Civil Society and the World Bank: Investigating Civil Society’s Potential to Democratize Global Governance. Elizabeth A. Bloodgood is associate professor of political science at Concordia University.

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