Global Activism Reader

I. SOCIAL MOVEMENTS, NGOS, NETWORKS, AND THE IDEA OF A GLOBAL CIVIL SOCIETY 1. Social Movements, NGOs, and Networks Mary Kaldor2. Transnational Advocacy Networks in the Movement SocietyMargaret Keck and Katryn Sikkink3. The Rise and Fall of Transnational Civil Society Thomas Richard DaviesII. ANTI-SLAVERY AND CONGO REFORM4. Transnational Activism in the Eighteenth Century: the Anti-Slavery Movement Huw T. David5. Transnational Humanitarian Heroes in the Early Twentieth Century: the Congo Reform Movement William E. DeMarsIII. GLOBAL LABOR6. Transnational Pioneers: The International Labor Movement Dan Gallin7. Labor Rights as Human Rights: Regulation in the Context of a "Thinned" National State Gay W. SeidmanIV. HUMAN RIGHTS8. The Power of Norms versus the Norms of Power: Transnational Civil Society and Human Rights Thomas Risse9. Civil Society and the International Criminal Court Johan D. van der Vyver10. Human Rights NGOs: a Critical Evaluation Makau MutuaV. WOMEN'S RIGHTS11. The Global Women's Movement: Origins, Issues, and Strategies Peggy Antrobus12. Contesting Women's Rights: Charting the Emergence of a Transnational Conservative Counter-network Louise ChappellVI. ENVIRONMENT13. Spinning the Green Web: Transnational Environmentalism Wendy E. F. Torrance and Andrew W. Torrance14. Transnational Policy Networks and the Role of Advocacy Scientists: From Ozone Layer Protection to Climate Change Reiner Grundmann15. Challenging Global Warming as a Social Problem: An Analysis of the Conservative Movement's Counter-Claims Aaron M. McCright and Riley E. DunlapVII. PEACE AND DISARMAMENT16. Banning the Bomb David Cortright17. The Ottawa Process: Nine Day Wonder or a New Model for Disarmament Negotiations? Maurice Bleicher 18. Assessing the Small Arms Movement: The Trials and Tribulations of a Transnational Network Suzette R. Grillot, Craig S. Stapley, and Molly E. Hanna VIII. SOCIAL JUSTICE AND DEMOCRACY19. Before Seattle: the Historical Roots of the Current Movement

Luc Reydams joined the Department of Political Science at the University of Notre Dame in 2002, where he teaches courses on international law, international organizations, transnational social movements, and the network society. He has published a monograph with Oxford University Press as well as several refereed articles in international journals.

Globalization is not only increasingly visible in the fields of politics and economy. Social movements and civil societies are also facing globalization and actually were so in the past as well. This book compiles a number of key texts about the subject by authoritative scholars and activists. Providing a good discussion of issues such as typology and research question, covering the last two centuries and aspiring thematic comprehensiveness, it is a splendid introduction to the subject for students of political, social, and historical sciences, as well as for global activists. -Prof. Dr. Idesbald Goddeeris - K.U.Leuven (Belgium)

Reydams rocks! In the Global Activism Reader, this intellectual impresario orchestrates a unique ensemble of theoretical and empirical themes on one of the hottest recent acts in international affairs: transnational advocacy. For undergraduates and graduate students in international relations, human rights, globalization, and social movements, this excellent mix of readings showcases the highs and lows of global activism. Bravo! -- Clifford Bob, Duquesne University, author of The Marketing of Rebellion: Insurgents, Media, and International Act