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Author:   François Polet ,  CETRI ,  Victoria Bawtree
Publisher:   Pluto Press
Imprint:   Pluto Press
Dimensions:   Width: 13.50cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 21.50cm
Weight:   0.426kg
ISBN:  

9780745323565

ISBN 10:   0745323561
Pages:   336
Publication Date:   20 September 2004
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Introduction Part 1: The State Of Struggles Around The World 1. Political diversity, common purpose: social movements in India, by Vinod Raina 2. Resistance to globalization in rural China, by Lau Kin Chi 3. NGOs and social movements in Southeast Asia, by Francis Loh 4. Central Asia and the Southern Caucasus: US rearguard bases? by Bernard Dreano 5. Resistance to neoliberalism in Australia and Oceania, by Verity Burgmann and Andrew Ure 6. Social movements in the Arab world, by Azza Abd el-Mohsen Khalil 7. Struggling and surviving in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, by François L’Ecuyer 8. Social movements: experiences from East Africa, by Opiyo Makoude 9. South Africa’s new social movements, by David Coetzee 10. Neoliberalism and social conflict: the popular movements in Latin America, by Clara Algranati, José Seoane and Emilio Taddei 11. Proletarian resistance and capitalist restructuring in the United States, by Pierre Beaudet 12. Europe: the challenge for social movements, by Bernard Dreano Part 2: The Dynamic Of Convergences For Another World 13. The World Social Forum: towards a counter-hegemonic globalization, by Boaventura de Sousa Santos 14. The World Social Forum: a democratic alternative, by Francine Mestrum 15. The African Social Forum: between radicals and reformers, by Mondli Hlatshwayo 16. Convergences and the anti-war movement: experiences and lessons, by Paola Manduca 17. The trade-union movement and the social movement: towards a new dialogue? by Pierre Beaudet 18. The new agrarian issue: three billion peasants under threat, by Samir Amin Part Three: The Strategic Challenges 19. The alternative movement and its media strategies, by Victor Sampedro 20. The European Union and the « internal threat » of the alternative world movement, by Ben Hayes and Tony Bunyan 21. Police measures against the new global protest, by Donatella della Porta and Herbert Reiter 22. New powers, new counter-powers, by Raoul-Marc Jennar 23. International law, a decisive issue for the alternative world movement, by Monique Chemillier-Gendreau Contributors Index

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Francois Polet is a sociologist and a member of the team working for theTricontinental Centre (CETRI) at Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium. They undertake and coordinate research, as well as producing publications, on issues concerning social movements, North/South relationships and alternative development strategies. The Tricontinental Centre (CETRI) is based at Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium. They undertake and coordinate research, as well as producing publications, on issues concerning social movements, North/South relationships and alternative development strategies.

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