Charting transnational democracy : beyond global arrogance /

This collection explores transnational peace and social-justice movements, their implications for international relations, and their potential for democratizing global governance. Contributors examine case studies on issue areas including human rights, security, environment, and social/economic just...

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Other Authors: Leatherman, Janie, 1959-, Webber, Julie A., 1972-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2005.
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Table of Contents:
  • Global arrogance and the crisis of hegemony / Janie Leatherman
  • Outline of a generic will : global arrogance, social movements, and the net / Julie A. Webber
  • Making democratic space for poor people : the Kensington welfare rights union / Diana Zoelle and Jyl J. Josephson
  • The peaceful superpower : the movement against war in Iraq / David Cortright
  • Truth commissions and U.S. hegemony / Carlos A. Parodi
  • Environmental movements in East Central Europe : between technocracy and the "third way" / Lars K. Hallström
  • Challenging and reinforcing dominant myths : transnational feminists use the Internet to contest the war on terrorism / Krista Hunt
  • Knowing the promises, facing the challenges : the role of the Internet in development and human rights campaigns and movements in the Arab Middle East / Marlyn Tadros
  • Transnational environmental activism after Seattle : between emancipation and arrogance / Kate O'Neill and Stacy D. Vandeveer
  • Global movement to ban landmines : a case study in transformative politics / Jim L. Nelson
  • The world social forum : arena or actor? / Teivo Tievainen
  • Making space for transnational democracy / Janie Leatherman.