Global justice as a social movement
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 18972319 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Matthew S Williams (0000-0003-4754-8738, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Publication date | 2012-06-09 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | OTHER |
| Venue | The Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology (JOURNAL) |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/9781405165518.wbeosg047.pub2 |
| OpenAlex | W4249924459 |
| ISBN | 9781405165518 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 2 |
The global justice movement (GJM) – also known as the alter‐globalization or anti‐globalization movement – is a transnational social movement, rooted in the confluence of the human rights, labor, environmental, indigenous, peasant, and feminist movements’ shared opposition to neoliberal globalization and vision of a more democratic, equitable, ecologically sustainable world. (Neoliberal globalization refers to those structural changes in the global economy being carried out under a discourse of free markets that weaken or eliminate policies that protect the environment and vulnerable social groups, such as the poor, workers, and indigenous peoples, while creating a regulatory system that favors transnational corporations (TNCs); examples of such policies include weakening labor and environmental laws and austerity programs that cut social welfare services.) The GJM is truly global in scope, with strong constituent movements in Western countries, Latin America, South and Southeast Asia, and parts of Africa; it is weakest in the Middle East, East Asia, and the former Soviet bloc. Constituent organizations range from traditional non‐profits and volunteer groups in the global North (first world), to large, grassroots labor, peasant, and indigenous organizations in the global South (third world). The strands making up the GJM coalesced in the 1990s and became highly visible in the United States following the massive 1999 protests against the World Trade Organization (WTO) in Seattle, Washington
Austerity · Democracy · Development economics · Economics · Economy · Globalization · Grassroots · Indigenous · Peasant · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Social movement · Sociology · Labor Movements and Unions · Law
| Highly cited | No |
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