Global Justice Networks - Geographies of Transnational Solidarity

Informationen zum Autor Paul Routledge is Reader in Human Geography at the University of Glasgow Andrew Cumbers is Senior Lecturer in Human Geography at the University of Glasgow Klappentext Provides a critical investigation of the 'global justice movement'. Drawing upon three case studies - a peasant farmers' network, a trade union network, and the social forum process - the authors argue that the role of key geographical concepts of space, place and scale are crucial to an understanding of the operational dynamics of these networks. Zusammenfassung Provides a critical investigation of the ‘global justice movement’. Drawing upon three case studies – a peasant farmers’ network, a trade union network, and the social forum process – the authors argue that the role of key geographical concepts of space, place and scale are crucial to an understanding of the operational dynamics of these networks. -- . Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Neoliberalism and its discontents 2. Networks, global civil society and global justice networks3. Global justice networks: operational logics and strategies4. Global justice networks: geographical dynamics and convergence spaces5. People's Global Action (Asia): peasant solidarity as horizontal networking?6. International Federation for Chemical, Energy, Mine and General Workers: labour internationalism as vertical networking?7. Social Forums as convergence spaces8. Geographies of transnational solidarityReferencesIndex

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Andrew Cumbers, Andrew D. Cumbers, Paul Routledge, Paul Cumbers Routledge, Routledge Paul
• Editore: Manchester University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 20.06.2016
• EAN: 9781784993832
• ISBN: 978-1-78499-383-2
• Pagine: 224
• Serie: Perspectives on Democratic Practice; Perspectives on Democratic Practice
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze politiche > Scienze politiche e cittadinanza attiva; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / Democracy, Political structures: democracy, Political structures / systems: democracy