Another world is possible
A study of participants at Australian alter-globalization social forums
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2398852 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Tom Bramble (The University of Queensland, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2006 |
| Volume | 42 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 287-309 |
| Publication date | 2006-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Sociology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1440-7833 • E-ISSN: 1741-2978 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/1440783306066728 |
| OpenAlex | W2140596612 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 41 |
| References cited | 27 |
The past decade has seen the emergence of a mass 'alter-globalization' movement in many regions of the world. One element in this movement has been the World Social Forum and its continental, regional, national and local spinoffs. In the first half of this article I provide a critical analysis of the social forum experience, particularly the World Social Forum, and outline both those aspects of the experience that are commonly agreed to be successes as well as those that are frequently held to be their failings or limitations. In the second half of the article, I report on a survey of the participants at two Australian social forums in 2004, which details their backgrounds, motivations, attitudes, experience and ambitions. Comparison is made with their closest parallels - the activists from the new social movements of the 1970s and 1980s previously examined by Offe, Touraine, Melucci and others
Element (criminal law) · Globalization · Media studies · Parallels · Political science · Politics · Social change · Social movement · Social science · Sociology · Labor Movements and Unions · Law · Social Work Education and Practice · Tourism, Volunteerism, and Development
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The Experience of Middle Australia
Challenging the political order
Challenging the boundaries of institutional politics
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Global Social Movement(s) at the Crossroads
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New Social Movements
Post-Industrial Society
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| Unique citing works | 41 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,86 |
| Citation span | 2004 - 2019 (16) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 13 |