Legalizing Transnational Activism - The Struggle to Gain Social Change from NAFTA's Citizen Petitions

About the author

Jonathan Graubart is Associate Professor of Political Science at San Diego State University.

Summary

Examines the effectiveness of the citizen-petition mechanisms established by North American Free Trade Agreement's parallel labor and environmental accords. Reconceptualizes the changing roles of international law and transnational activism in shaping global and domestic politics.

Product details

• Authors: Jonathan Graubart, Jonathan (San Diego State University) Graubart
• Publisher: University Presses
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.08.2012
• EAN: 9780271033631
• ISBN: 978-0-271-03363-1
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 13 mm
• Weight: 295 g
• Illustrations: Illustrationen, nicht spezifiziert
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Dictionaries, reference works > Dictionaries, encyclopaedias; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Comparative Politics, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Economic Policy, HISTORY / Latin America / Mexico, trade agreements, Political Economy, Comparative Politics, United States of America, USA, Regional / International studies, Latin America – Mexico, Central America, South America, History of the Americas, Political activism / Political engagement