Global Right Wing and the Clash of World Politics

Informationen zum Autor Clifford Bob is Associate Professor of Political Science at Duquesne University. He is the author of The Marketing of Rebellion: Insurgents, Media, and International Activism, which won the 2007 International Studies Association Best Book Award, co-won the 2007 North Central Sociological Association Scholarly Achievement Award and was named a 'Top Book of 2006' by The Globalist. His edited volume, The International Struggle for New Human Rights, was released in 2009 and he has published widely in political science, sociology, law and policy. His scholarly interests include human rights, globalization, nongovernmental organizations and transnational advocacy networks. He holds a PhD from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, a JD from New York University and a BA magna cum laude from Harvard University. Klappentext This book analyzes transnational advocacy by conservatives, examining combat over issues such as gay rights and gun control. Zusammenfassung This book analyzes transnational advocacy by conservatives. Mobilizing around diverse issues! their networks challenge progressive foes. Examining combat over gay rights and gun control! Clifford Bob's conclusions about norms! activists and institutions will change how campaigners fight! scholars analyze policy wars! and all of us understand global politics. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Clashing networks in world politics; 2. Making and unmaking policy; 3. Culture wars gone global: gay rights vs the Baptist-burqa network; 4. Litigating for the lord: American attorneys and European sexualities; 5. Shootout at UN plaza: dueling over global gun control; 6. Battlefield Brazil: national disarmament and international activism; 7. Conclusion.

Product details

• Authors: Clifford Bob, Clifford (Duquesne University Bob, Bob Clifford
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 29.02.2012
• EAN: 9780521193818
• ISBN: 978-0-521-19381-8
• No. of pages: 240
• Series: Cambridge Studies in Contentio; Cambridge Studies in Contentious Politics
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; POLITICAL SCIENCE / General, Political activism, Social & political philosophy, Comparative Politics, Conservatism & right-of-centre democratic ideologies, Right-of-centre democratic ideologies, Political activism / Political engagement