Social Movements for Global Democracy
Author | : Jackie Smith |
Publisher | : JHU Press |
Total Pages | : 306 |
Release | : 2008-02-04 |
ISBN-10 | : 0801887445 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780801887444 |
Rating | : 4/5 (444 Downloads) |
Download or read book Social Movements for Global Democracy written by Jackie Smith and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 2008-02-04 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contested globalizations -- Rival transnational networks -- Politics in a global system -- Globalizing capitalism : the transnational neoliberal network in action -- Promoting multilateralism : social movements and the UN system -- Mobilizing a transnational network for democratic globalization -- Agenda-setting in a global polity -- Domesticating international human rights norms -- Confronting contradictions between multilateral economic institutions and the UN system -- Alternative political spaces : the world social forum process and "globalization from below"--Conclusions: Network politics and global democracy.