Southern African social movements at the 2007 Nairobi World Social Forum
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4263142 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Miles Larmer (0000-0002-2888-2581, University of Sheffield, corresponding author), P D Dwyer (0000-0003-1799-5318, Ruskin College), Peter Dwyer (0000-0002-2297-2375), Leo Zeilig (0000-0003-1443-3037, University of the Witwatersrand) |
| Year | 2009 |
| Volume | 9 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 41-62 |
| Publication date | 2009-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Global Networks (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1470-2266 • E-ISSN: 1471-0374 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1471-0374.2009.00241.x |
| OpenAlex | W2163344998 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 10 |
| References cited | 11 |
How relevant is the anti-globalization movement to the ideas and activities of social movements seeking to achieve economic justice and greater democratic accountability in southern Africa? Case study research in four southern African countries (Zimbabwe, Zambia, Malawi and Swaziland) indicates that, while aspects of the anti-globalization approach resonate with civil society and social movement actors (for example, an emphasis on mass participation and the internationalization of campaigning), the global social justice movement frequently displays the characteristics of globalization. These include: unaccountable decision-making; profound (yet largely unacknowledged) inequality of access to resources; and an imposed and uniform organizational form that fails to consider local conditions. The World Social Forum (WSF) held in Nairobi in January 2007 provided many southern African social movement actors with their first opportunity to participate in the global manifestation of the anti-globalization movement. The authors interviewed social movement activists across southern Africa before and during the Nairobi WSF about their experiences of the anti-globalization movement and the Social Forum. An assessment of the effectiveness of this participation leads to the conclusion that the WSF is severely limited in its capacity to provide an effective forum for these actors to express their grievances and aspirations. However, hosting national social forums, their precise form adapted to reflect widely varied conditions in southern African states that are affected by globalization in diverse ways, appears to provide an important new form of mobilization that draws on particular elements of anti-globalization praxis
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| Unique citing works | 10 |
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| Citations per year | 0,59 |
| Citation span | 2009 - 2024 (16) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 10 |