Global Citizens: Social Movements and the Challenge of Globalization

Global Citizens: Social Movements and the Challenge of Globalization
ISBN-10
1842771396
ISBN-13
9781842771396
Series
Global Citizens
Category
Political Science
Pages
242
Language
English
Published
2005-02
Publisher
Zed Books
Author
Marjorie Mayo

Description

The dawn of the twenty first century has been accompanied by an upsurge of anti-capitalist campaigning, challenging the very basis of the New World Economic order. This book sets out to explore the lessons from these experiences of social mobilization. How can non-governmental organizations, community based organizations and the labor and trade union movement develop effective campaigning alliances--without becoming institutionalized and incorporated themselves? How can they balance immediate gains and longer term strategies for transformation? How can they gain media attention without losing control of the message? And how can social movements develop organizational forms that are genuinely representative and democratically accountable, globally? Mayo explores these questions through case studies, and concludes with lessons for building global challenges to neo-liberal agendas and developing more transformative approaches.

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