Expose, Oppose, Propose: Alternative Policy Groups and the Struggle for Global Justice - Softcover

Carroll, William K.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1783606037 ISBN 13: 9781783606030

Publisher: Zed Books, 2016

Synopsis

If we follow the neoliberal script, we’re all consumers, happily salving our discontent in a hypermarket where money is the only language. For the majority of the people in the world, however, that image translates into a much less pleasant reality: a precarious and impoverished life.

Is there a way to break free of that worldview? Yes, says William K. Carroll, and Expose, Oppose, Propose shows how. Detailing the work over the past four decades of transnational alternative policy groups (TAPGs), Carroll shows how these think tanks have generated ideas and resources for resistance through dialogue with the social movements that are on the forefront of the battle for global justice. He offers close analyses of a number of groups, showing how each is distinct and autonomous, but he also pulls back to examine the larger framework in which all the groups operate, one that advocates and envisions true alternatives for global society. 

About this title

About the Author:

William K. Carroll is the author of a number of books, including The Making of a Transnational Capitalist Class, also published by Zed Books.

Review:

'With this penetrating study of transnational alternative policy groups, Carroll and his colleagues demonstrate that while they are embedded within a network of hegemonic institutions they can also mediate between movements and media, between counterpublics and general publics, and go beyond resistance into the realm of counter-hegemonic politics and the struggle for global justice.' Leslie Sklair, London School of Economics `In analysing the dual crisis of contemporary capitalism, Carroll skillfully weighs up the strategic dilemmas faced by transnational resistance movements seeking global alternatives - and his sociological scholarship is second to none in its blend of political passion and exemplary empiricism.' Ariel Salleh, activist and author of Eco-Sufficiency & Global Justice `Brilliant and original ... He fully recognizes that the global dimensions of the crises will require solutions that are at least partially global and that many of these solutions will be practical utopias in the sense that they will challenge us to face the difficulties of bringing about a post-capitalist world and at the same time present practical strategies that may make this possible.' Robert Albritton, York University, Toronto `Chock-full of insights, William K. Carroll's latest book is an immensely useful account of how major alternative think-tanks engage in their struggles for global justice. A must-read for anyone interested in developing strategies for a more equitable world.' Markus S. Schulz, President of the 2016 ISA Forum of Sociology `Refusing to be mesmerized by neoliberalism, Carroll has spent years probing the structures and practices of justice globalism. Careful, concrete investigation of a globally dispersed set of transnational alternative policy groups enables him to offer a sophisticated, synthetic characterization of their shared vision. Expose, Oppose, Propose is an indispensable guide for anyone trying to create the basis for a just and viable future.' Peter Evans, University of California, Berkeley 'Carroll successfully shows that TAPGs (transnational alternative policy groups) and their responses to the ongoing crises, move us beyond the defensive politics of resistance and localism to a politics of antipassive revolution and counterhegemony at a global level.' Mobilization

About this edition

• Publisher: Zed Books
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 1783606037
• ISBN 13: 9781783606030
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 248