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Global political parties / Katarina Sehm-Patomaki and Marko Ulvila, editors.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Political parties.
- Globalization.
- Globalization--Political aspects.
- International cooperation.
- Physical Description:
- x, 176 pages ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- London ; New York : Zed Books ; New York, NY : Distributed in the USA exclusively by Palgrave Macmillan, 2007.
- Summary:
- Political space seems to be shrinking, yet the term 'globalization' is seldom mentioned in connection with political parties. This book asks whether the time is now ripe for global political parties. Though global civil society is a buzzword, activists seem to reject the idea of global political parties as irrelevant. Yet political parties remain the formal basis for government both nationally and in the current international system. Looking to the future, will existing political parties democratize international governance, or will new political parties emerge to fill this vacuum? Is this a role that the World Social Forum can play? Featuring contributions from major figures, from Samir Amin to Jan Aart Scholte, Global Political Parties is an exciting analysis of what the globalization of party politics would mean for the nation state, global governance and democracy worldwide.
- Contents:
- Introduction / Katarina Sehm Patomaki and Marko Ulvila
- Political parties and global democracy / Jan Aart Scholte
- Party systems in a globalized world / Thomas Wallgren
- The world social forum-a global party in the making? / Christopher Chase-Dunn and Ellen Reese
- Researching global political parties / Heikki Patomaki and Teivo Teivainen
- The globalization of party politics / Stephen Gill
- Towards the fifth international? / Samir Amin
- The global political / Vijay Pratap
- Conclusion : beyond the political party/civil society dichotomy / Heikki Patomaki and Teivo Teivainen.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781842779187
- 1842779184
- 9781842779170
- 1842779176
- OCLC:
- 155755237
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