Description
Book SynopsisIlluminating the deep-seated struggles between two visions of globalization, Smith reveals a network of activists who have long been working to democratize the global political system.
Trade ReviewSmith's book nicely illuminates the emerging world of global civil society, providing tools for its ongoing study. -- G. John Ikenberry Foreign Affairs 2008 Highly recommended. Choice 2008 She mobilizes a host of secondary literature, as well as original field research, to offer a well-supported examination of the threats to, and need for, making multilateral institutions work on behalf of those who would save the world, not sell it. -- Elisabeth Jay Friedman Mobilization 2008 An impassioned examination of transnational social movements... provides valuable insights into the mobilization, tactics, and successes of the democratic globalization movement. -- Liam Swiss Canadian Journal of Sociology 2009 This is an excellent study that shows the diversity of the democratic globalization movement. -- Agnieszka Paczynska Peace and Change 2009 Smith has gathered a very impressive collection of data on complex global processes and structures. Writing from an engaged, critical perspective, she offers a coherent, thoughtful analysis of contested processes of globalization and constructive insights on potential pathways toward global democratization. This excellent book will be of great interest to sociologists and other students of this critical issue of our times. -- Lynn R. Horton Contemporary Sociology 2009
Table of ContentsList of Tables and Figures
Preface
Part I: Foundations
1. Contested Globalizations
2. Rival Transnational Networks
3. Politics in a Global System
Part II: Rival Networks Examined
4. Globalizing Capitalism: The Transnational Neoliberal Network in Action
5. Promoting Multilateralism: Social Movements and the UN System
6. Mobilizing a Transnational Network for Democratic Globalization
Part III: Struggles for Multilateralism and Global Democracy
7. Agenda Setting in a Global Polity
8. Domesticating International Human Rights Norms
9. Confronting Contradictions between Multilateral Economic Institutions and the UN System
10. Alternative Political Spaces: The World Social Forum Process and "Globalization from Below"
Conclusion: Network Politics and Global Democracy
Notes
References
Index
