Power and Transnational Activism (Rethinking Globalizations)

Thomas Olesen

ISBN 10: 0415553695 / ISBN 13: 9780415553698

Published by Routledge 2010-12-01, 2010

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Power and Transnational Activism (Rethinking Globalizations)
• Publisher: Routledge 2010-12-01
• Publication Date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0415553695
• ISBN 13: 9780415553698
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

This book focuses on global activism and uses a power perspective to provide an in-depth and coherent analysis of both the possibilities and limitations of global activism.

Bringing together scholars from IR, sociology, and political science, this book offers new and critical insights on global activism and power. It features case studies on the following social and political issues: China and Tibet, HIV/AIDS, climate change, child labour, the WTO, women and the UN, the global public sphere, regional integration, national power, world social forums, policing, media power and global civil society.

It will be of interest to students and scholars of globalization, global sociology and international politics.

About the Author

Thomas Olesen is associate professor, Ph.D. in the Department of Political Science, University of Aarhus, Denmark. His research interests are social movements, media, solidarity and globalization. Recent publications include International Zapatismo: The Construction of Solidarity in the Age of Globalization (London: Zed Books, 2005). He is currently working on two research projects: one on solidarity movements, distant issues and globalization in Denmark in the period from 1945 to 2008, and another on global activism and communication.