Transnational political action and 'global civil society' in practice
The case of Oxfam
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4263158 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Craig Berry (0000-0002-8035-1155, University of Sheffield, corresponding author), Clive Gabay (0000-0001-6853-3063, The Open University) |
| Year | 2009 |
| Volume | 9 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 339-358 |
| Publication date | 2009-07-01 |
| 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.1471-0374.2009.00257.x |
| OpenAlex | W2164616405 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 9 |
| References cited | 27 |
The term 'global civil society' has taken on increasing significance within scholarly debate over the past decade. In this article we seek to understand transnational political agency via the study of a particular transnational actor, Oxfam. We argue that various schools of thought surrounding the global civil society concept, in particular the prevailing liberal-cosmopolitan approach, are unable to conceptualize transnational political action in practice - due largely, in the case of liberal-cosmopolitanism, to a shared normative agenda. We also assess what contribution literature on development and civil society has made to the analysis of groups such as Oxfam. In investigating Oxfam's own perceptions of its context and the meanings of its agency, we discover an anti-political perspective derived from an encounter between Oxfam's longstanding commitment to liberal internationalism and globalization discourse. Existing scholarship has insufficiently identified the local or parochial nature of the identities of global civil society actors
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| Unique citing works | 9 |
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| Citations per year | 0,6 |
| Citation span | 2011 - 2025 (15) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 9 |