Global Civil Society and Its Limits (International Political Economy Series) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 140390314X ISBN 13: 9781403903143

Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan, 2003

Synopsis

This volume critically examines the promise of a global civil society. Exploring issues in cases of diverse social justice movements, the contributors show that a global civil society is still far from emerging and its promotion may even harm the realization of grassroots democracy. The Internet is an exciting new means for activists to communicate internationally, and citizens' movements increasingly co-ordinate campaigns through transnational advocacy networks, but most effective civic action still takes place at national and local levels.

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About the Author:

ISMET AKÇA Ph.D. candidate, Department of Political Science and International Relations, Bogaziçi, Istanbul JEFFREY AYRES Associate Professor of Political Science, Saint Michael's College, Colchester, Vermont, USA JONATHAN FOX Professor and Chair of Latin American and Latino Studies Department, University of California, USA LAWRENCE HAMILTON Mellon Research Fellow, Clare Hall, Cambridge, UK JOSÉE JOHNSTON Ph.D. on food security, University of Toronto MARIE-JOSÉE MASSICOTTE Ph.D. candidate, Department of Political Science, York University, Toronto, Canada HENRY MILNER Professor of Political Science, Vanier College, Montreal, Canada LISA SUNDSTROM Assistant Professor of Political Science, University of British Columbia, USA

About this edition

• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 140390314X
• ISBN 13: 9781403903143
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 293
• Editor: Laxer G., Halperin S.