Globalization and Contestation

The New Great Counter-Movement

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ID19948623
AuthorsRonaldo Munck (0000-0002-7117-1099, Dublin City University, corresponding author)
Year2006
Pages161
Publication date2006-12-08
Open AccessNo
TypeBOOK
VenueGlobalisation and contestation (SOURCE_BOOK)
PublisherRoutledge (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.4324/9780203962374
OpenAlexW4229870688
Open LibraryOL38777674M
ISBN9780203962374
LanguageEN
Citations received18

Globalization is undoubtedly the great overarching paradigm of our era. However, there is still little agreement on what globalization actually ‘is’ and some do not accept that it ‘is’ anything at all. This new book addresses the contestation of globalization by the anti- or counter-globalization movement. To contest means to challenge, to call into question, to doubt, to oppose and to litigate. This study shows how globalization is ‘contestable’ in many different ways and how the counter-movements we have seen emerging over the last decade also ‘bear witness’ on behalf of an alternative human future. Ronaldo Munck presents an overarching framework that allows us to understand how globalization and its contestation are inextricably bound up with one another. This volume insightfully explores a number of case studies, including: the battle of Seattle in 1999 the World Social Forum peasant internationalism environmental movements and reactionary movements including: the US Patriot's movement, Islamic fundamentalist movements and other nationalist movements. Globalization and Contestation will be of great interest to all students and scholars of international relations, politics and of globalization and global governance in particular

Business · Economic geography · Economic system · Economics · Geography · Globalization · Political science · Globalization and Cultural Identity · Globalization and political ideologies · Law · World Systems and Global Transformations · Altermondialisme · Anti-globalization movement · Contestation · Coopération internationale · International cooperation · Mondialisation · Political aspects · Political aspects of Globalization · Protest movements · Social aspects · Social aspects of Globalization · Social movements

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