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 p. : ill.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; Sterling, Va. : Earthscan Pub., 2003.

Summary:

'Informative and useful.' Development and Change Until recently, most civil society organizations (CSOs) operated at national or local levels. However, new global organizations and networks are increasingly emerging. This book examines what CSOs can achieve, and the barriers they face, when they break national boundaries and sectoral moulds and work with others in global networks. A series of case studies of CSO initiatives reveal how transnational action can yield impressive results in changing policies and public attitudes. The diverse range of CSOs studied includes consumer groups, trade unions, the anti-globalization protest movement, the World Social Forum, Jubilee 2000 and others. All reveal a remarkably similar array of practical challenges, from structure and leadership issues to governance dilemmas. The book offers practical guidance to those engaged with CSOs and contributes to academic enquiry about civil society.

Contents:

1. Introduction : civil society and transnational action / John Clark

2. Consumers unite internationally / Tasneem Mowjee

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

4. Campaign to increase access to HIV/AIDS drugs / Tasneem Mowjee

5. Jubilee 2000 : laying the foundations for a social movement / Paolo Grenier

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

7. World social forum : making another world possible? / Gunther Schonleitner

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

9. Conclusions : globalizing civic engagement / John Clark.

Notes:

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

ISBN:

1-136-56483-7

1-4175-2219-4

1-136-56484-5

1-280-47597-8

600-00-0278-5

9786610475971

1-84977-146-4

9781849771467

OCLC:

647501878