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Charting Transnational Democracy : Beyond Global Arrogance / edited by J. Leatherman, J. Webber.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Political sociology.
- International organization.
- Political science.
- International relations.
- Political Sociology.
- International Organization.
- Political Science.
- International Relations.
- Local Subjects:
- Political Sociology.
- International Organization.
- Political Science.
- International Relations.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (XXI, 298 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed. 2005.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Palgrave Macmillan US : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2005.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This collection explores transnational peace and social-justice movements, their implications for international relations, and their potential for democratizing global governance. Contributors examine case studies on issue areas including human rights, security, environments and social/economic justice.
- Contents:
- Cover
- Contents
- Glossary of Abbreviations
- A
- B
- C
- D
- E
- F
- G
- H
- I
- K
- L
- M
- N
- O
- P
- R
- S
- T
- U
- V
- W
- Notes on Contributors
- Preface
- Part 1 Escaping the Entrapment of Global Arrogance
- 1 Global Arrogance and the Crisis of Hegemony
- 2 Outline of a Generic Will: Global Arrogance, Social Movements, and the Net
- Part 2 Challenging Arrogance from the Local to the Global
- 3 Making Democratic Space for Poor People: The Kensington Welfare Rights Union
- 4 The Peaceful Superpower: The Movement against War in Iraq
- 5 Truth Commissions and U.S. Hegemony
- 6 Environmental Movements in East Central Europe: Between Technocracy and the "Third Way"
- Part 3 Facing the Dangers of Replicating Global Arrogance
- 7 Challenging and Reinforcing Dominant Myths: Transnational Feminists Use the Internet to Contest the War on Terrorism
- 8 Knowing the Promises, Facing the Challenges: The Role of the Internet in Development and Human Rights Campaigns and Movements in the Arab Middle East
- 9 Transnational Environmental Activism after Seattle: Between Emancipation and Arrogance
- 10 Global Movement to Ban Landmines: A Case Study in Transformative Politics
- Part 4 Creating Democratic Alternatives
- 11 The World Social Forum: Arena or Actor?
- 12 Making Space for Transnational Democracy
- Index
- J
- Q
- Y
- Z.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9786611364694
- 9781281364692
- 128136469X
- 9781403981080
- 1403981086
- OCLC:
- 312480825
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