Global Citizen Action / / ed. by John Gaventa, Michael Edwards.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Lynne Rienner Press Complete eBook-Package 2013-2000
• MitwirkendeR: Anderson, Sarah,; Antrobus, Peggy,; Bolnick, Joel,; Brown, L. David,; Bunch, Charlotte,; Burdon, Tony,; Cavanagh, John,; Chapman, Jennifer,; Chiriboga, Manuel V.,; Clark, John D.,; Collins, Carole J. L.,; Dodds, Felix,; Edwards, Michael,; Florini, Ann M.,; Fox, Jonathan,; Frost, Samantha,; Gariyo, Zie,; Gaventa, John,; Hansen-Kuhn, Karen,; Harper, Caroline,; Lent, Tom,; Mitlin, Diana,; Nelson, Paul,; Newell, Peter,; Patel, Sheela,; Reilly, Niamh,; Scholte, Jan Aart,; Scott, Matthew J. O.,; Singh, Kamal,; Trivedy, Roy,; Tuozzo, Maria Fernanda,; Tussie, Diana,
• HerausgeberIn: Edwards, Michael,; Gaventa, John,
• Place / Publishing House: Boulder : : Lynne Rienner Publishers, , [2023]; ©2001
• Year of Publication: 2023
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (328 p.)

Less than ten years before this book was written, there was little talk of civil society in the corridors of power. But now, the walls reverberate to the sound of global citizen action—and difficult questions about the phenomenon abound. This book presents the cutting edge of contemporary thinking about nonstate participation in the international system. Against the background of the changing global context, the authors present case studies of the most significant social movements and NGO networks influencing the course of world politics today. Their timely analysis encompasses the differing and conflicting interests and agendas associated with "civil society," shedding needed light on the forces that will determine the future of global governance.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- 1 Introduction -- PART I: Conceptual Frameworks -- 2. Ethical Globalization: The Dilemmas and Challenges of Internationalizing Civil Society -- 3. Transnational Civil Society -- PART 2: Global Civil Society and the International Financial Institutions -- 4. Transnational Civil Society Coalitions and the World Bank: Lessons from Project and Policy Influence Campaigns -- 5. Information, Location, and Legitimacy: The Changing Bases of Civil Society Involvement in International Economic Policy -- 6. Constructing a Southern Constituency for Global Advocacy: The Experience of Latin American NGOs and the World Bank -- 7. The IMF and Civil Society: An Interim Progress Report -- 8. Opportunities and Constraints for Civil Society Participation in Multilateral Lending Operations: Lessons from Latin America -- PART 3: Global Campaigns -- 9. Danger—Landmines! NGO-Government Collaboration in the Ottawa Process -- 10. Jubilee 2000: Citizen Action Across the North-South Divide -- 11. Crossborder Organizing Around Alternatives to Free Trade: Lessons from the NAFTA/FTAA Experience -- 12. National Coalitions and Global Campaigns: The International Children's Rights Movement -- 13. Handing Over the Stick: The Global Spread of Participatory Approaches to Development -- 14. Campaigning for Corporate Change: Global Citizen Action on the Environment -- 15. From the Corridors of Power to the Global Negotiating Table: The NGO Steering Committee of the Commission on Sustainable Development -- PART 4: Lessons Learned -- 16. International Networking for Women's Human Rights -- 17. Squatting on the Global Highway: Community Exchanges for Urban Transformation -- 18. Do the Facts Matter? NGOs, Research, and International Advocacy -- 19. What Makes International Campaigns Effective? Lessons from India and Ghana -- 20. Global Citizen Action: Lessons and Challenges -- Acronyms -- References -- The Contributors -- Index -- About the Book