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245 10 a| Alter-globalization :b| becoming actors in the global age /c| Geoffrey Pleyers ; [foreword by Alain Touraine].;

260 a| Cambridge, UK ;a| Malden, MA :b| Polity,c| 2010.;

300 a| xviii, 316 pages ;c| 23 cm;

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504 a| Includes bibliographical references (p. [280]-301) and index.;

505 0 a| Alter-globalization : becoming actors in the global age. Introduction ; The will to become an actor -- The way of subjectivity. The experience of another world ; From the mountains of Chiapas to urban neighbourhoods ; Expressive movements and anti-power -- The way of reason. Expertise for another world ; Citizens, experts and intellectuals ; Reason, democracy and counter-power -- Confluence of the two paths. Tensions and collaborations ; The main debates ; Towards a post-Washington consensus alter-globalization ; Conclusion.;

520 a| Contrary to the common view that globalization undermines social agency, "alter-globalization activists", that is, those who contest globalization in its neo-liberal form, have developed new ways to become actors in the global age. They propose alternatives to Washington Consensus policies, implement horizontal and participatory organization models and promote a nascent global public space. Rather than being anti-globalization, these activists have built a truly global movement that has gathered citizens, committed intellectuals, indigenous, farmers, dalits and NGOs against neoliberal policies in street demonstrations and Social Forums all over the world, from Bangalore to Seattle and from Porto Alegre to Nairobi. This book analyses this worldwide movement on the bases of extensive field research conducted since 1999. Alter-Globalization provides a comprehensive account of these critical global forces and their attempts to answer one of the major challenges of our time: How can citizens and civil society contribute to the building of a fairer, sustainable and more democratic co-existence of human beings in a global world? -- Publisher description.;

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Alter-globalization : becoming actors in the global age / Geoffrey Pleyers ; [foreword by Alain Touraine].

Author/creator	Pleyers, Geoffrey
Other author	Touraine, Alain.
Format	Book
Publication Info	Cambridge, UK ; Malden, MA : Polity, 2010.
Description	xviii, 316 pages ; 23 cm
Subjects	Globalization--Social aspects. Social participation. Anti-globalization movement.

Contents	Alter-globalization : becoming actors in the global age. Introduction ; The will to become an actor -- The way of subjectivity. The experience of another world ; From the mountains of Chiapas to urban neighbourhoods ; Expressive movements and anti-power -- The way of reason. Expertise for another world ; Citizens, experts and intellectuals ; Reason, democracy and counter-power -- Confluence of the two paths. Tensions and collaborations ; The main debates ; Towards a post-Washington consensus alter-globalization ; Conclusion.
Abstract	Contrary to the common view that globalization undermines social agency, "alter-globalization activists", that is, those who contest globalization in its neo-liberal form, have developed new ways to become actors in the global age. They propose alternatives to Washington Consensus policies, implement horizontal and participatory organization models and promote a nascent global public space. Rather than being anti-globalization, these activists have built a truly global movement that has gathered citizens, committed intellectuals, indigenous, farmers, dalits and NGOs against neoliberal policies in street demonstrations and Social Forums all over the world, from Bangalore to Seattle and from Porto Alegre to Nairobi. This book analyses this worldwide movement on the bases of extensive field research conducted since 1999. Alter-Globalization provides a comprehensive account of these critical global forces and their attempts to answer one of the major challenges of our time: How can citizens and civil society contribute to the building of a fairer, sustainable and more democratic co-existence of human beings in a global world? -- Publisher description.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. [280]-301) and index.
ISBN	9780745646763 (pbk.)
ISBN	074564676X (pbk.)
ISBN	9780745646756 (hbk.)
ISBN	0745646751 (hbk.)

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