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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewScholarly analyses of globalization and its consequences on politics, including contentious politics, still deal mostly with Europe or the United States. This book helps redress the balance by focusing on a country largely overlooked by students of social movements and collective action. Through a careful analysis of five global civil society movements in the Philippines, Localizing and Transnationalizing Contentious Politics brings fresh insights into the ways in which local and transnational forces contribute to transforming the patterns of contentious politics. All those who are interested in this topic and country should read this book. -- Marco Giugni, University of Geneva
Table of ContentsChapter 1 Foreword Chapter 2 Preface Chapter 3 Introduction: Examining Global Civil Society Movements in the Philippines Chapter 4 Chapter 1. More Than Debt Relief: Two Decades of the Freedom from Debt Coalition Chapter 5 Global Issues, Local Target: The Campaign against a New WTO Round in the Philippines Chapter 6 A Movement Whose Time Has Not Come: Philippine Social Movements and the Tobin Tax Agenda Chapter 7 From North to South: Campaigning for Fair Trade in the Philippines Chapter 8 Campaigning Against Corruption: The Case of the Transparency and Accountability Network Chapter 9 Localizing and Globalizing Advocacies and Alternatives: A Comparative Analysis of Five Global Civil Society Movements (A Synthesis) Chapter 10 Conclusion: Realities and Challenges for Philippine Global Civil Society Movements
