Overview

A collection of case studies and theoretical reflection that contextualize the linkages between collective action theories, social movement practices and the phenomenon of globalization. All of the perspectives presented should force a rethink of the exact meaning of globalization and the way in which such insights can be used to advance understanding of basic transformations occurring in the diverse world of the 21st century.

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Author:   P. Hamel ,  H. Lustiger-Thaler ,  J. Pieterse ,  S. Roseneil
Publisher:   Palgrave Macmillan
Imprint:   Palgrave Macmillan
Dimensions:   Width: 14.00cm , Height: 2.20cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   0.508kg
ISBN:  

9780333725351

ISBN 10:   0333725352
Pages:   258
Publication Date:   16 October 2001
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Notes on the Contributors Introduction: The Shifting Global Frames of Collective Action; P.Hamel, H.Lustiger-Thaler, J.N.Pieterse & S.Roseneil PART I: GLOBALIZATION DISCOURSES Globalization and Collective Action; J.N.Pieterse Towards a Theory of Global Collective Action and Institutions; H.Lustiger-Thaler, L.Maheu & P.Hamel Globalizing Civil Society? Social Movements and the Challenge of Global Politics from Below; C.Eschle PART II: GLOBAL IDENTITIES: GENDER AND SEXUALITIES The Global, the Local and the Personal: The Dynamics of a Social Movement in Postmodernity; S.Roseneil Transnational Feminist Networks: Collective Action in an Era of Globalization; V.M.Moghadam Global Feminist Theorizing and Organizing: Life-centred and Multi-centred Alternatives to Neo-liberal Globalization; A.Miles Globalization and the Mobilization of Gay and Lesbian Communities; B.D.Adam PART III: THE MULTIPLICITIES OF GLOBALIZATION Cross-border, Cross-movement Alliances in the Late 1990s; A.Pollack Collective Movements and Globalization; A.Farro & J.G.Vaillancourt Environmental Movements in the Global South: Outline of a Critique on the 'Livelihood' Approach; R.Dwivedi Index

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PIERRE HAMEL is Professor of Urban Planning and Sociology at the University of Montreal. He is the author of Action Collective et Democratie Locale and co-editor of Action Collective et Enjeux Institutionnels. - HENRI LUSTIGER-THALER is Associate Professor of Sociology at Ramapo College in New Jersey. He has published several books on social movements and collective action. - JAN NEDERVEEN PIETERSE is Associate Professor of Sociology at the Institute of Social Studies in The Hague. He is co-editor of Review of International Political Economy and advisory editor of several journals. - SASHA ROSENEIL is Professorial Research Fellow in Sociology and Gender Studies at the University of Leeds. She is the author of Disarming Patriarchy and Common Women, Uncommon Practices: The Queer Feminisms of Greenham.

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