Social Movements for Global Democracy

Social Movements for Global Democracy
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Publisher : JHU Press
Total Pages : 306
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ISBN-10 : 0801887445
ISBN-13 : 9780801887444
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Book Synopsis Social Movements for Global Democracy by : Jackie Smith

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.

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