{"product_id":"an-ethnography-of-global-environmentalism-9780367594206","title":"An Ethnography of Global Environmentalism","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eBased on nine years of research, this is the first book to offer an in-depth ethnographic study of a transnational environmentalist federation and of activists themselves. The book presents an account of the daily life and the ethical strivings of environmental activist members of Friends of the Earth International (FoEI), exploring how a transnational federation is constituted and maintained, and how different people strive to work together in their hope of contributing to the creation of a better future for the globe. In the context of FoEI, a great diversity of environmentalisms from around the world are negotiated, discussed and evolve in relation to the experiences of the different cultures, ecosystems and human situations that the activists bring with them to the federation. Key to the global scope of this project is the analysis of FoEI experiments in models for intercultural and inclusive decision-making. The provisional results of FoEI's ongoing experiments in this area off\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"In this meticulously written book, crafted from nine years of ethnographic work, Caroline Gatt provides a highly original account of an activist NGO that not only tells us about what its members and supporters believe and do, but also how their actions, decisions and priorities are embedded in wider practices, processes and imaginaries. This volume is an important and timely addition to the small but growing field of anthropological studies of activism and NGOs worlds, and should be read by activists and researchers alike.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- David Lewis, London School of Economics \u0026amp; Political Science\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e1.\u003c\/strong\u003e Introduction: Environmentalism, globality and anthropology in the common world \u003cstrong\u003e2. \u003c\/strong\u003eProposing an Imaginary: Fields of Forces, Vectors and Direction of Attention \u003cstrong\u003e3.\u003c\/strong\u003e Field Methods, Emplacement and Scale: Where is Friends of the Earth International? \u003cstrong\u003e4.\u003c\/strong\u003e Chronological history and organic time: Being Introduced to FoEI \u003cstrong\u003e5. \u003c\/strong\u003eStriving for an exemplary life :Becoming an Environmentalist \u003cstrong\u003e6. \u003c\/strong\u003eRhythms of globality: Developing a sense of belonging to FoEI \u003cstrong\u003e7. \u003c\/strong\u003eCommunication Technologies and Presence: Being in touch in FoEI \u003cstrong\u003e8. \u003c\/strong\u003eThe effectiveness of structure: Vectors at work in a transnational federation \u003cstrong\u003e9.\u003c\/strong\u003e Experiments with political form and process \u003cstrong\u003e10.\u003c\/strong\u003e Epilogue: An Experiment \u003cstrong\u003e Appendix\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51017972482391,"sku":"9780367594206","price":39.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780367594206.jpg?v=1750775240","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/an-ethnography-of-global-environmentalism-9780367594206","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}