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Informationen zum Autor Ronaldo Munck is Theme Leader for Internationalization, Interculturalism and Social Development (IISD) at Dublin City University, Ireland. Klappentext This study shows how globalization is 'contestable' in many different ways and how the counter-movements we have seen emerging over the last decade also 'bear witness' on behalf of an alternative human future. Zusammenfassung This study shows how globalization is ‘contestable’ in many different ways and how the counter-movements we have seen emerging over the last decade also ‘bear witness’ on behalf of an alternative human future. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Globalization: A New Social, Political and Cultural Matrix 2. Contestation: Societal Reactions to the Free Market 3. Transnational Social Movements: From the First International to the World Social Forum 4. The Anti-Globalization Movement: From Seattle (1999) to the Future 5. Transnational Political Fora: Actors, Issues and Prospects 6. Local Transnationalisms: Workers, Peasants and Environmentalists 7. Reaction and Globalization: Nationalists, Patriots and Jihadists 8. The Great Counter-Movement: Empires, Multitude and Social Transformation
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1. Globalization: A New Social, Political and Cultural Matrix 2. Contestation: Societal Reactions to the Free Market 3. Transnational Social Movements: From the First International to the World Social Forum 4. The Anti-Globalization Movement: From Seattle (1999) to the Future 5. Transnational Political Fora: Actors, Issues and Prospects 6. Local Transnationalisms: Workers, Peasants and Environmentalists 7. Reaction and Globalization: Nationalists, Patriots and Jihadists 8. The Great Counter-Movement: Empires, Multitude and Social Transformation
