Globalizing civic engagement : civil society and transnational action / edited by John D. Clark.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Clark, John, 1950-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social movements--International cooperation.

Social movements.

Protest movements--International cooperation.

Protest movements.

Physical Description:

xiv, 194 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

London ; Sterling, VA : Earthscan Publications, 2003.

Summary:

This collection of essays by leading experts on civil society and globalization looks at what civil society organizations (CSOs) can achieve, and the barriers they face, when they break through national boundaries and out of sectoral moulds to work with others in global networks. It charts the experience of various civil society initiatives, all of which relate strongly to the question of globalization. CSOs until recently were mostly organized at national or local levels, but new global organizations or networks are increasingly emerging. The case studies show how transnational action can yield impressive results b" particularly in changing policies and public attitudes. The range of CSOs studied is diverse but all reveal a remarkably similar array of practical challenges, from structure and leadership issues to governance dilemmas. The book is intended to offer practical guidance to those engaged with CSOs as well as contribute to academic enquiry about civil society.

Contents:

Introduction: civil society and transnational action / John Clark

Consumers unite internationally / Tasneem Mowjee

Trade unions in a changing world: challenges and opportunities of transnationalization / Diego Muro Ruiz and Nuno Themudo

Campaign to increase access to HIV/AIDs drugs / Tasneem Mowjee

Jubilee 2000: laying the foundations for a social movement / Paola Grenier

The age of protest: internet-based 'dot-causes' and the 'anti-globalization' movement / John Clark and Nuno Themudo

World social forum: making another world possible? / Günther Schönleitner

Campaign for a 'Robin Hood tax' for foreign exchange markets / Diego Muro Ruiz.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [176]-187) and index.

ISBN:

1853839892

1853839884

OCLC:

51983544