{"product_id":"social-movements-for-global-democracy-jackie-smith-9780801887437","title":"Social Movements for Global Democracy","description":"\u003cp\u003eHonorable Mention, 2010 Book Award, Global Division, Society for the Study of Social ProblemsHonorable Mention, 2010 PEWS Book Award, Political Economy of the World-System section of the American Sociological Association\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis groundbreaking study sheds new light on the struggle to define the course of globalization. Synthesizing extensive research on transnational activism, \u003ci\u003eSocial Movements for Global Democracy\u003c\/i\u003e shows how transnational networks of social movement activists--democratic globalizers--have worked to promote human rights and ecological sustainability over the predominant neoliberal system of economic integration.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUsing case studies of recent and ongoing campaigns for global justice, Jackie Smith provides valuable insight into whether and how these activists are succeeding. She argues that democratic globalizers could be more effective if they presented a united front organized around a global vision that places human rights and ecological stability foremost and if they were to directly engage governments and the United Nations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIlluminating the deep-seated struggles between two visions of globalization, Smith reveals a network of activists who have long been working to democratize the global political system.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jackie Smith\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0801887437\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780801887437\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Johns Hopkins University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/04\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.94h x 6.41w x 0.99d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2008 pg. 170","brand":"Jackie Smith","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48086873178367,"sku":"9780801887437","price":61.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_58f2ec42-acfe-4c23-8c62-1e50874e50c7.jpg?v=1769097075","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/social-movements-for-global-democracy-jackie-smith-9780801887437","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}