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Book SynopsisGlobalization has given rise to new meanings of citizenship. Just as they are tied together by global production, trade and finance, citizens in every nation are linked by the institutions of global governance, bringing new dynamics of inclusion and exclusion. For some, globalization provides a sense of solidarity that inspires them to join transnational movements to claim rights from global authorities; for others, globalization has meant greater exposure to the power of global corporations, bureaucracies and scientific experts, thus adding new layers of exclusion to already fragile meanings of citizenship. Globalizing Citizens presents expert analysis from cities and villages in India, South Africa, Nigeria, the Philippines, Kenya, the Gambia and Brazil to explore how forms of global authority shape and build new meanings and practices of citizenship, across local, national and global arenas.
Trade Review'Fascinating, original, painstakingly crafted case studies from diverse contexts are combined with probing conceptual reflections on the nature of rights and duties in today's more global society. Globalizing Citizenship develops a crucial and exciting agenda for the future.' Jan Aart Scholte, London School of Economics 'Through a collection of rich case studies, Gaventa and Tandon’s book insightfully explores the politics of mobilisation, the politics of intermediation and the politics of knowledge involved in ‘local’, ‘national’ and ‘global’ citizen action. The cases offer the reader realistic accounts of both global actions that have built solidarity and challenged the powerful, whilst also illustrating that sometime global citizen actions result in a reinforcement of powerful forces.' Helen Yanacopulos, The Open University
Table of Contents
- Part I: Introduction
- 1. Citizen engagements in a globalising world - John Gaventa and Rajesh Tandon
- Part II: From Global to Local: the impact of global governance on everyday citizenship
- 2. Mediated health citizenships: Living with HIV and engaging with the Global Fund in the Gambia - Rebecca Cassidy and Melissa Leach
- 3. Mobilising and mediating global medicine and health citizenship: the politics of AIDS knowledge production in rural South Africa - Steven Robins
- 4. Enhancing everyday citizenship practices: women's livelihoods and global markets - Julie Thekkudan
- 5. The politics of global assessments: the case of the International Assessment of Agricultural Knowledge, Science and Technology for Development (IAASTD) - Ian Scoones
- Part III: From Local to Global: the dynamics of transnational citizen action
- 6. Campaigns for land and citizenship rights: the dynamics of transnational agrarian movements - Saturnino M. Borras and Jennifer C. Franco
- 7. Spanning citizenship spaces through transnational coalitions: the case of the Global Campaign for Education - John Gaventa and Marjorie Mayo
- 8. Citizenship and trade governance in the Americas - Rosalba Icaza, Peter Newell and Marcelo Saguier
- 9. Mobilization and political momentum: Anti-asbestos struggles in South Africa and India' - Linda Waldman
- 10. Hybrid Activism: paths of the globalization in the Brazilian environmental movement - Alonso
- 11. Caught between national and global jurisdictions: Displaced people's struggle for rights - Lyla Mehta and Rebecca Napier-Moore
