{"product_id":"transnational-celebrity-activism-in-global-politics-changing-the-world-9781841503493","title":"Transnational Celebrity Activism in Global","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn recent years, celebrities from George Clooney to Bono to Angelina Jolie have attempted to play an increasingly important role in global politics. Celebrity activism is an ever-growing, internationally visible phenomenon—yet the impact of these high-profile humanitarians on public awareness, government support, and mobilization of resources remains under-researched. Bringing together a diverse group of contributors from media studies and public diplomacy, \u003cem\u003eTransnational Celebrity Activism in Global Politics \u003c\/em\u003eaims to fill that void with a new interdisciplinary framework for the analysis of celebrity activism in international relations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction: The Challenge of Transnational Celebrity Activism: Background, Aim and Scope of the Book – Liza Tsaliki, Christos Frangonikolopoulos and Asteris Huliaras   \u003cstrong\u003ePART I: TRANSNATIONAL CELEBRITY ACTIVISM, DIPLOMACY AND GLOBAL POLITICS\u003c\/strong\u003e   Chapter 1: Bringing the Individuals Back in? Celebrities as Transnational Activists – Asteris Huliaras and Nikolaos Tzifakis   Chapter 2: Celebrity Politics and Cultural Citizenship: UN Goodwill Ambassadors and Messengers of Peace – Mark Wheeler   Chapter 3: The Cosmopolitan-Communitarian Divide and Celebrity Anti-war Activism – Annika Bergman Rosamond   \u003cstrong\u003ePART II: TRANSNATIONAL CELEBRITY ACTIVISM AND CONFLICT\u003c\/strong\u003e   Chapter 4: ‘Creating a Groundswell or Getting on the Bandwagon? Celebrities, the Media and Distant Conflict’ – Virgil Hawkins   Chapter 5: Can Celebrity Save Diplomacy? Appropriating Wisdom through ‘The Elders’ – Henk Huijser and Jinna Tay   Chapter 6: Fighting Superior Military Power in Chiapas, Mexico: Celebrity Activism and its Limitations – Roy Krøvel   Chapter 7: ‘Hollywood Goes to the Eastern Mediterranean: Spiro S. Skouras and ‘Unorthodox Power’, 1940s and 1950s – Evanthis Hatzivassiliou and Georgios Kazamias   \u003cstrong\u003ePART III: CELEBRITY ACTIVISM, GLOBAL HUMANITARIANISM AND THE GLOBAL SOUTH\u003c\/strong\u003e   Chapter 8: Consuming Ethics: Conflict Diamonds, the Entertainment Industry and Celebrity Activism  – Sue Tait   Chapter 9: The Global Politics of Celebrity Humanitarianism – Riina Yrjölä   Chapter 10: Madonna’s Adoptions: Celebrity Activism, Justice and Civil Society in the Global South – Graham Finlay   \u003cstrong\u003ePART IV: TRANSNATIONAL CELEBRITY ACTIVISM, ‘CELEBRITYHOOD’ AND MEDIA REPRESENTATIONS\u003c\/strong\u003e   Chapter 11: Linking Small Arms, Child Soldiers, NGOs and Celebrity Activism: Nicolas Cage and the Lord Of War – Michael Stohl, Cynthia Stohl and Rachel Stohl   Chapter 12: Calling a New Tune for Africa? Analysing a Celebrity-led Campaign to Redefine the Debate on Africa – Dorothy Njoroge   Chapter 13: Fame and Symbolic Value in Celebrity Activism and Diplomacy – George Pleios   Chapter 14: Celebrity Culture and Postcolonial Relations within the Portuguese Media Landscape: The Case of Catarina Furtado – Ana Jorge   Chapter 15: Big Dog Celebrity Activists: Barking up the Wrong Tree – Varihi Scott   Conclusion: Making Sense of Transnational Celebrity Activism: Causes, Methods and Consequences – Liza Tsaliki, Christos Frangonikolopoulos and Asteris Huliaras","brand":"Intellect Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51042922758487,"sku":"9781841503493","price":22.75,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781841503493.jpg?v=1750956236","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/transnational-celebrity-activism-in-global-politics-changing-the-world-9781841503493","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}