Social movements in a global context : Canadian perspectives
This title focuses on interpreting the resurgence in popular protest for a growing audience of university students. Most of this new activity is either in response to or makes use of emerging global regimes - hence, the book's emphasis on the 'global context' as well as on strategies for trans-local mobilisation. Equally important is the fact that the book adopts a Canadian perspective and highlights, where possible, Canadian case studies. The chapters are organised around an explanatory framework, such as class analysis, or a core analytical question. Some of the chapters deal with historical content, but all make links to the immediate present and attempt to engage students in ongoing debates and struggles. The author makes connections between movements and the state, focusing on the dynamic of co-option/coercion. The author also pays attention to the spatial dimensions of movement formation and tactics, which are particularly relevant in the present era of globalisation
414 s
9781551303246, 1551303248
474057159
PrefaceIntroductionChapter 1: Workers of the World, Unite!Chapter 2: State and Co-operative MovementsChapter 3: Movement Innovations in the 1960s: Resource Mobilization?Chapter 4: Resistance to State TerrorChapter 5: Culture and the Politics of IdentityChapter 6: Bureaucratization and Anarchist ResistanceChapter 7: Terrorism and the ""War on Terror""Chapter 8: Consumer-Citizen: The Market as a Social Movement ToolChapter 9: Discourse and the Power of Constitution: ""Speaking for"" the EnvironmentChapter 10: Beyond Nation-State Sovereignty: Indigenous Peoples' InternationalismChapter 11: Coalition PoliticsChapter 12: In Search of Global ""Public Space""Copyright AcknowledgmentsIndex