Globalizing Resistance against War

Globalizing Resistance against War
Author: Tiina Seppälä
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 237
Release: 2012-03-15
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1136330801

The political revival of the anti-war movement after 9/11 launched a controversial debate on global resistance. Through detailed study of the anti-war movement in Britain, this book critically evaluates the theoretical debate from the perspective of ‘critical theory in political practice’. This book presents new arguments and theoretical framework to consider globalized resistance to war. In an attempt to develop the theoretical debate further, this book analyses two strands of current thought; liberal cosmopolitanism which considers the movement a consensual force of opposition against war in the form of global civil society, and radical poststructuralism which speaks of the Multitude’s ‘war against war’.. Including detailed empirical case study of four anti-war organizations; the Stop the War Coalition, the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament, Globalise Resistance and War Resisters’ International, the author illustrates the limitations of the abstract nature of current theorizing and highlights the need for theory to be more engaged with political practice. While revealing tensions and conflicts within the new anti-war movement, the study not only underlines the need to critically analyse the dominant theoretical discourses but also suggests that the movement would benefit from a more open discussion about the complex relationship between unity and diversity. Globalizing Resistance against War is invaluable reading for students and scholars of International Sociology, International Relations, War and Peace Studies, International Theory and Political Theory.

Globalizing Resistance

Globalizing Resistance
Author: Francois Polet
Publisher: Pluto Press (UK)
Total Pages: 344
Release: 2004-09-20
Genre: History
ISBN:

Lively account of how people power has shaped British history -- from Peterloo to the Poll tax and beyond.

Imperialism and Resistance

Imperialism and Resistance
Author: John Rees
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 280
Release: 2006-09-27
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1134278853

A unique critique of the new economic and military imperialism of the United States and its allies in the twenty-first century. Inspired by the anti-globalization and anti-war movements, in which the author himself has played a crucial role, this is also an accessible introduction to the huge changes in global politics since the dominance of the American Empire with the end of the Cold War. It covers the key areas of: the nature of the new imperialism the economic power of the US globalization and inequality wars in the post Cold War era oil and empire resisting the new imperialism. This lively, provocative and practical book is an essential guide to the politics of the new world order, which also offers constructive suggestions on how the global resistance movement should develop. It is important new reading for activists, students and all those wanting to understand and challenge the new imperialism.

Critical Theories, IR and 'the Anti-Globalisation Movement'

Critical Theories, IR and 'the Anti-Globalisation Movement'
Author: Catherine Eschle
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 283
Release: 2004-11-10
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1134288441

This book provides the definitive account of resistance movements across the globe. Combining theoretical perspectives with detailed empirical case studies, it explains the origins, activities and prospects of the 'anti-globalization' movement.

The Global Resistance Reader

The Global Resistance Reader
Author: Louise Amoore
Publisher: Psychology Press
Total Pages: 449
Release: 2005
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 9780415335843

The Global Resistance Reader provides the first comprehensive account of the phenomenal rise of transnational social movements which have opposed the financial, economic and political hegemony of large international organizations such as the World Trade Organization, World Bank and International Monetary Fund. The conceptual debates, substantive themes and case studies have been selected to open up the idea of global resistance to interrogation and discussion by students and to provide a one-stop source for researchers, journalists, policymakers and activists.

Street Citizens

Street Citizens
Author: Marco Giugni
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 261
Release: 2019-04-04
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1108475906

Explains the character of contemporary protest politics through a micro-mobilization analysis of participation in street demonstrations.

Globalization from Below

Globalization from Below
Author: Donatella Della Porta
Publisher: U of Minnesota Press
Total Pages: 318
Release:
Genre:
ISBN: 1452908818

Presenting the first systematic empirical research on the global justice movement, Globalization from Below analyzes a movement from the viewpoints of the activists, organizers, and demonstrators themselves. The authors traveled to Genoa with anti-G8 protesters and collected data from more than 800 participants. They examine the interactions between challengers and elites, and discuss how new models of activism fit into current social movement work.