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Book SynopsisSocial movements throughout the world have been central to history, politics, society, and culture.
Observing Protest from a Place examines the impact of one such campaign, the global justice movement, as seen from the southern hemisphere. Drawing upon a collective survey from the 2011 World Social Forum in Dakar, the essays explore a number of vital issues, including the methodological problems of studying international activist gatherings and how scholars can overcome those challenges. By demonstrating the importance of the global justice movement and the role of nongovernmental organizations for participants in the southern hemisphere, this volume is an important addition to the literature on community action.
Table of ContentsAcknowledgements Introduction - Johanna Siméant, Marie-Emmanuelle Pommerolle and Isabelle Sommier What can quantitative surveys tell us about GJM activists? - Isabelle Sommier Activist encounters at the World Social Forum - Marie-Emmanuelle Pommerolle Mapping a population and its taste in tactics - Johanna Siméant, with Ilhame Hajji Women’s issues and activists at the World Social Forum in Dakar - Julie Castro Division of labor and partnerships in transnational social movements - Hélène Baillot, Isaline Bergamaschi and Ruggero Iori Making waste (in)visible at the Dakar World Social Forum - William Herrera, Alice Judell and Clément Paule Latin Americans at the World Social Forum in Dakar - Isaline Bergamaschi, Tania Navarro Rodríguez and Héloïse Nez Groups and organizations at the WSF - Johanna Siméant, with Ilhame Hajji Stepping back from your figures to figure out more - Ilka Vari-Lavoisier Conclusion - Johanna Siméant Technical appendix: Surveying an international event through a multinational team General data on participants Appendix to Chapter 8 on groups and organizations: Clusters obtained by Ascending Hierarchical Clustering Questionnaire for participants to the Dakar World Social Forum Editors' Biographies Bibliography Index
