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Globalization and Social Movements

, by Hamel, Pierre; Lustiger-Thaler, Henri; Pieterse, Jan Nederveen; Roseneil, Sasha

Globalization and Social Movements by Hamel, Pierre; Lustiger-Thaler, Henri; Pieterse, Jan Nederveen; Roseneil, Sasha, 9780333725351

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ISBN: 9780333725351 | 0333725352
Cover: Hardcover
Copyright: 12/14/2001

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Summary

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This book uses case studies and theoretical reflection to contextualize the linkages between collective action theories, social movement practices, and the phenomenon of globalization. The perspectives presented will force a rethinking of the exact meaning of globalization and the way in which such insights can be used to advance understanding of basic transformations occurring in the diverse world of the 21st century.

Notes on the Contributors

ix

Introduction: the Shifting Frames of Collective Action

1

(1)

Pierre Hamel

Henri Lustiger-Thaler

Jan Nederveen Pieterse

Sasha Roseneil

Globalization as metaphor for societies in flux and transformation

1

(2)

Globalization: North and South

3

(1)

Globalization or divided worlds

4

(1)

Multiplying modernities

5

(2)

Multiple modernities

7

(2)

Multiple capitalisms

9

(2)

The global erosion of communities and the local reinvention of belonging

11

(1)

Democracy or globalization?

12

(2)

The essays

14

(7)

PART I: GLOBALIZATION DISCOURSES

Globalization and Collective Action

21

(20)

Jan Nederveen Pieterse

Unpacking globalization

22

(2)

The globalization of collective action

24

(4)

Anti-globalization

28

(3)

Alternative globalism

31

(1)

Shaping globalization

32

(1)

Quiet encroachment

33

(1)

Prospects

34

(7)

Towards a Theory of Global Collective Action and Institutions

41

(20)

Henri Lustiger-Thaler

Louis Maheu

Pierre Hamel

From the institutional traditions of the nation-state to global non-correspondence

42

(4)

Globalization, reflexivity and authenticity: an institutional double movement

46

(8)

Social exclusion: global non-correspondence and global consciousness

54

(7)

Globalizing Civil Society? Social Movements and the Challenge of Global Politics from Below

61

(28)

Catherine Eschle

Retrieving civil society

63

(2)

Globalizing civil society

65

(4)

More problems than solutions

69

(6)

Beyond global civil society

75

(4)

Conclusions

79

(10)

PART II: GLOBAL IDENTITIES: GENDER AND SEXUALITIES

The Global, the Local and the Personal: the Dynamics of a Social Movement in Postmodernity

89

(22)

Sasha Roseneil

Introduction

89

(1)

The global-local-personal context of Greenham

90

(6)

The personal-local-global constitution of Greenham

96

(4)

Thinking globally, acting locally, globally and personally

100

(3)

Global-local-personal outcomes

103

(4)

Conclusion

107

(4)

Transnational Feminist Networks: Collective Action in an Era of Globalization

111

(29)

Valentine M. Moghadam

Introduction

111

(1)

Social theory and transnational feminism

112

(1)

Introducing women, gender and a global perspective

113

(4)

Transnational feminist networks

117

(4)

Development Alternatives with Women for a New Era (DAWN)

121

(2)

Network Women in Development Europe (WIDE)

123

(4)

Women Living Under Muslim Laws/International Solidarity Network (WLUML)

127

(4)

The Association of Women of the Mediterranean Region (AWMR)

131

(2)

Transnational feminist networks and the future of collective action

133

(7)

Global Feminist Theorizing and Organizing: Life-Centred and Multi-Centred Alternatives to Neoliberal Globalization

140

(26)

Angela Miles

Introduction

140

(1)

Life-centred values and visions

141

(5)

Multi-centred movement

146

(20)

Globalization and the Mobilization of Gay and Lesbian Communities

166

(17)

Barry D. Adam

Globalization as culture

166

(3)

Globalization as political economy

169

(4)

Globalization and neoliberalism

173

(2)

The global movement

175

(8)

PART III: THE MULTIPLICITIES OF GLOBALIZATION

Cross-Border, Cross-Movement Alliances in the Late 1990s

183

(23)

Aaron Pollack

Introduction

183

(2)

Encounters Against Neoliberalism and for Humanity

185

(4)

NGO networks

189

(3)

The People's Global Alliance against Free Trade and the World Trade Organization

192

(1)

The Santiago Summit

193

(2)

Comparisons

195

(3)

Conclusions

198

(8)

Collective Movements and Globalization

206

(21)

Antimo Farro

Jean-Guy Vaillancourt

Collective initiatives in the context of global domination

206

(3)

Identity-oriented closure

209

(2)

Autonomy, identity and collective movements

211

(4)

Globalization issues

215

(3)

The components of collective action

218

(1)

The local and the global

219

(4)

Conclusion

223

(4)

Environmental Movements in the Global South: Outline of a Critique of the `Livelihood' Approach

227

(21)

Ranjit Dwivedi

Introduction

227

(1)

Approaching environment movements: North and South

228

(5)

Environmental movements in the South: actors, practices and issues

233

(6)

The local-global nexus

239

(3)

The epistemic dimension of environmental struggles

242

(2)

Assessing prospects

244

(4)

Index

248

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