The Politics of Resistance in a Global Era: The Theory and Practice of Social Movements

Exploring international social movements, both empirically and theoretically, this book argues that some social movements must be understood as significant forms of political agency on the world stage.

Introduction Part 1: In Search of Theory 1. Globalisation, Non-State Actors and the Case of Social Movements 2. Two Narratives of Resistance: Critical Theory, Post-Structuralism and Social Movements 3. Theorising Social Movements as the 'Politics of Resistance': Mapping its Conditions of Possibility Part 2: 'The Politics of Resistance' in a Global Era 4. Resisting Gender Oppression: The Global Women's Reproductive Rights Movement 5. Resisting Neo-Colonialism: The International Indigenous Peoples Movement 6. Resisting The Domination of Nature: The Radical Ecological Movement 7. Comparative Notes on Global Resistances Part 3: Rethinking IR as the Realm of the Political 8. Theorising the Politics of Resistance: The Limits and Possibilities of IR