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.
| ISBN: | 9780415746618 |
| Publication date: | 11th November 2013 |
| Author: | Thomas Olesen |
| Publisher: | Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 264 pages |
| Series: | Rethinking Globalizations |
| Genres: |
Political structure and processes Pressure groups, protest movements and non-violent action Social and political philosophy Political economy Sociology Society and culture: general |