Alternative Globalizations

Are the growing oppositions to neoliberal market globalism (especially in the aftermath of global economic meltdown) able to develop meaningful alternative ideologies? Is there any substantial alternative to the world capitalist system on the horizon? How would the ideologies and ideas address the dire dilemmas of economy vs. ecology, redistribution vs. recognition, global vs. local, reform vs. revolution etc.? This book answers such important questions by examining the intellectual structure of the so-called ‘anti globalization’ or ‘global justice’ movement. It explores the formation and transformation of ideas, identities, and solidarities in the movement. The book also develops an analytical model to explain the movement’s ideational novelties and continuities in terms of both activist social experiences and global social changes. Hosseini develops new sociological concepts, integrates opposing theoretical perspectives into one approach, and addresses the gap between critical theories and activist practices. Through this endeavor, he discovers an emerging mode of consciousness which is characterized by its cross-identity and cross-ideological nature. This is a live but quiet global revolution

Aesthetics · Consciousness · Economic Justice · Epistemology · Global justice · Globalization · Political science · Politics · Social science · Sociology · Solidarity · Elite Sociology and Global Capitalism · Globalization and Cultural Identity · Law · Philosophy · Altermondialisme · Anti-globalization movement · Antiglobalisierungsbewegung · Corporations, taxation · Economic development · General · Globalisierung · Globalism · Kritik · Mondialisation · Protest movements · Social movements · Sociologie de la connaissance · Sociology of Knowledge · Soziale Bewegung · Soziale Gerechtigkeit