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In the bourgeoning interdisciplinary field of transnational studies, Professor Kay once again has demonstrated that she is the leading sociologist of transnationalism of her generation with this pathbreaking book. A must-read! -Sanjeev Khagram, University of Washington Challenging the conventional wisdom that economic globalization has left national labor movements isolated and defenseless, Kay argues - almost heretically in the case of NAFTA - that regional economic integration at the top can also spark transnational solidarity from below. In a classic case of unintended consequences, we see how NAFTA, through its governance institutions and side agreements, provided an opening for savvy organizers to build a more inclusive and unified North American labor movement to resist global capital's unrelenting 'race to the bottom.' NAFTA and the Politics of Labor Transnationalism is a superb study that offers important lessons for scholars and activists alike. -Howard Kimeldorf, University of Michigan Anybody concerned with social movements in the 21st century, and especially the prospects for labor transnationalism, needs to read this book. Tamara Kay shows why and how a few U.S. and Mexican unions were able to turn NAFTA, which they had viewed as a threat, into an opportunity for new cross-border strategies. The results point to promising ways forward for global movements. -Chris Tilly, Director of the Institute for Research on Labor and Employment, University of California, Los Angeles

In the bourgeoning interdisciplinary field of transnational studies, Professor Kay once again has demonstrated that she is the leading sociologist of transnationalism of her generation with this pathbreaking book. A must-read! -Sanjeev Khagram, University of Washington Challenging the conventional wisdom that economic globalization has left national labor movements isolated and defenseless, Kay argues - almost heretically in the case of NAFTA - that regional economic integration at the top can also spark transnational solidarity from below. In a classic case of unintended consequences, we see how NAFTA, through its governance institutions and side agreements, provided an opening for savvy organizers to build a more inclusive and unified North American labor movement to resist global capital's unrelenting 'race to the bottom.' NAFTA and the Politics of Labor Transnationalism is a superb study that offers important lessons for scholars and activists alike. -Howard Kimeldorf, University of Michigan Anybody concerned with social movements in the 21st century, and especially the prospects for labor transnationalism, needs to read this book. Tamara Kay shows why and how a few U.S. and Mexican unions were able to turn NAFTA, which they had viewed as a threat, into an opportunity for new cross-border strategies. The results point to promising ways forward for global movements. -Chris Tilly, Director of the Institute for Research on Labor and Employment, University of California, Los Angeles

In the bourgeoning interdisciplinary field of transnational studies, Professor Kay once again has demonstrated that she is the leading sociologist of transnationalism of her generation with this pathbreaking book. A must-read! -Sanjeev Khagram, University of Washington Challenging the conventional wisdom that economic globalization has left national labor movements isolated and defenseless, Kay argues - almost heretically in the case of NAFTA - that regional economic integration at the top can also spark transnational solidarity from below. In a classic case of unintended consequences, we see how NAFTA, through its governance institutions and side agreements, provided an opening for savvy organizers to build a more inclusive and unified North American labor movement to resist global capital's unrelenting 'race to the bottom.' NAFTA and the Politics of Labor Transnationalism is a superb study that offers important lessons for scholars and activists alike. -Howard Kimeldorf, University of Michigan Anybody concerned with social movements in the 21st century, and especially the prospects for labor transnationalism, needs to read this book. Tamara Kay shows why and how a few U.S. and Mexican unions were able to turn NAFTA, which they had viewed as a threat, into an opportunity for new cross-border strategies. The results point to promising ways forward for global movements. -Chris Tilly, Director of the Institute for Research on Labor and Employment, University of California, Los Angeles

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Tamara Kay is Associate Professor of Sociology at Harvard University, Massachusetts and Co-Director of Harvard's Transnational Studies Initiative. Her work centers on the political and legal implications of regional economic integration, transnationalism, and global governance. She is interested in how organizations and social movements - particularly labor and environmental movements, NGOs, and non-profits - respond and adapt to processes of regional economic integration and globalization. Professor Kay has published in the American Journal of Sociology and the American Sociological Review. She has worked as a consultant to the International Labour Organization, the American Center for International Labor Solidarity, and the United Farmworkers of America. At Harvard, she has affiliations with the David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies, the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs, and the Hauser Center for Nonprofit Organizations.

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