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Charting Transnational Democracy : Beyond Global Arrogance.
Title:
Charting Transnational Democracy : Beyond Global Arrogance.
Author:
Leatherman, J.
ISBN:
9781403981080
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (320 pages)
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 -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z.
Abstract:
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.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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