{"product_id":"global-activism-9780415455510","title":"Global Activism","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis comprehensive study traces the transnationalization of activist networks, analyzing their changing compositions and characters and examining the roles played by the World Social Forum in this process. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eComparing four of the largest global networks targeting the 'neoliberal triumvirate' of the World Bank, the IMF and the World Trade Organization:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003ethe Jubilee anti-debt campaigners\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eVia Campesina peasant farmers\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eOur World Is Not For Sale\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eand the anarchistic Peoplesâ Global Action.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten by a scholar-activist, the book highlights that despite their diversity, these collective actors follow a similar globalizing path and that networks in which solidarity is based on a shared identity perceived as threatened by neoliberal change are gaining strength. Social forums are depicted as a fertile ground to strengthen networks and a common ground for cooperative action among them, but also a battle\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1. The Globalization of Neoliberalism and of Activism: An Introduction 2. Global Activism: Methodology and Scholarly Review 3. Toward Jubilee 2000 and Beyond 4. Our World Is Not for Sale 5. Via Campesina 6. Zapatista-Inspired Peoples’ Global Action 7. Concluding Reflections on Present and Future Scholarship and Activism\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51018150838615,"sku":"9780415455510","price":41.81,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780415455510.jpg?v=1750775804","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/global-activism-9780415455510","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}