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Author: Marjorie Mayo ,
Melissa Leach ,
Angela Alonso ,
Rajesh Tandon
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint: Zed Books Ltd
Dimensions:
Width: 14.30cm
, Height: 14.30cm
, Length: 22.20cm
Weight: 0.476kg
ISBN: 9781848134713
ISBN 10: 1848134711
Pages: 278
Publication Date: 12 August 2010
Audience:
College/higher education
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Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Manufactured on demand
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Reviews
'Many speak generally and loosely about 'global citizenship', but this path-breaking book sets out precisely and concretely what this principle means for everyday life and struggles. Fascinating, original, painstakingly crafted case studies from diverse contexts are combined with probing conceptual reflections on the nature of rights and duties in today's more global society. Globalizing Citizenship develops a crucial and exciting agenda for the future.' - Jan Aart Scholte, Professorial Research Fellow, Centre for the Study of Globalisation and Regionalisation, University of Warwick, Centennial Professor, LSE Global Governance, London School of Economics 'Why does globalisation offer opportunities for solidarity and change for some and weaken the opportunity for citizen agency for others? How do citizens navigate the complex terrain of a multilayered politics to express their needs and demands? Through a collection of rich case studies, Gaventa and Tandon's book insightfully explores the politics of mobilisation, the politics of intermediation and the politics of knowledge involved in 'local', 'national' and 'global' citizen action. The cases offer the reader realistic accounts of both global actions that have built solidarity and challenged the powerful, whilst also illustrating that sometime global citizen actions result in a reinforcement of powerful forces.' Dr Helen Yanacopulos, The Open University
Author Information
Rajesh Tandon is the founder and executive director of PRIA (Society for Participatory Research in Asia), and has been an activist-scholar for the past three decades, focusing on issues such as citizenship and participatory governance, participatory research and building civil society alliances. In addition to his writing and scholarship, he has served as a civil society leader in India and internationally, including serving as a founding member and chair of CIVICUS, programme director of the Citizens and Governance Programme of the Commonwealth Foundation and chair of the Montreal International Forum (FIM). He has been active participant in the Development Research Centre on Citizenship, Participation and Accountability and served as co-convenor of the working group on globalising citizen engagements. John Gaventa is a Research Professor and Fellow in the Participation, Power and Social Change Team at the Institute of Development Studies, University of Sussex. A political sociologist by training, he has written widely on issues of power, citizen action, participation and democracy, including the award winning Power and Powerlessness in an Appalachian Valley (1980) and Global Citizen Action (2001). He also has been active with a number of NGOs and civil society organisations internationally, including the Highlander Centre in the United States and Oxfam in the UK. He is the director of the Development Research Centre on Citizenship, Participation and Accountability and served as co-convenor of the working group on globalising citizen engagements.
