Engaging Social Justice
Critical Studies of Twenty-First Century Social Transformation
Description
As the economic crisis continues, social movements in the North and South have arisen to challenge the neoliberal policies that have immiserated generations. Here they are critically examined by leading scholars of social movements.
Author Bios
David Fasenfest, Associate Professor of Sociology and Urban Affairs, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Wayne State University, is an economist and sociologist who has written numerous articles on regional and urban economic development, labor market analysis and work force development, and income inequality. His work has appeared in Economic Development Quarterly, Urban Affairs Review, International Journal of Urban and Regional Review, and International Journal of Sociology. He is the editor of Community Economic Development: Policy Formation in the U.S. and U.K., Critical Perspectives on Local Development Policy Evaluation, and Social Change, Resistance and Social Practice. In addition, he edits the journal Critical Sociology and is the editor of the book series Studies in Critical Social Science published by Brill Academic Press.
More Info
Publication date: June 14, 2011
Table of Contents
I. MOBILIZATION FOR CHANGE
Teaching toward Praxis and Political Engagement, Melanie E. L. Bush and Deborah L. Little
Another World is Possible: Mobilizing for Global Justice, Lauren Langman
SMOs, Cyberactivism, and Entertainment as Politics: How MoveOn is Expanding Public Discourse and Political Struggle, Victoria Carty
Extending Theories of NGOs: Committed HIV/AIDS Activists and Neoliberal Reforms in Ukraine, Arseniy Gutnik
II. CHANGING FORMS OF PROTEST
Stability and Change in the Contours of Alliances Among Movements in the Social Forum Process, Christopher Chase-Dunn and Matheu Kaneshiro
The Globalization Movement and World Social Forum: From Protest to Politics, Heather Gautney
The Technocratization of Protest: Transnational Advocacy Organizations and the WTO, Kristen Hopewell
III. POWER AND RESISTANCE IN LATIN AMERICA
Emerging Emancipatory Processes in Latin America, Ximena de la Barra and R. A. Dello Buono
Migration and Asymmetrical Integration in Latin America, Víctor M. Figueroa Sepúlveda
What is the Potential of Latin America’s “third left ”?, Marie Kennedy, Fernando Leiva and Chris Tilly
Resurrected Enterprises and Social Mobilization in Argentina, Laura Collin Harguindeguy
Community Organizing, Rebellion, and the Progressive State: Neighborhood Councils in El Alto, Bolivia, Emily P. Achtenberg
The Zapatistas’ Other Politics: The Subjects of Autonomy, Margaret Cerullo
Contributor Information
References Cited
Subject Index
Name Index
