Globalization and the Politics of Resistance (International Political Economy Series)

The paradox of 'globalization' is that it both weakens and activates social forces of resistance. This book establishes the centrality of 'the political' in our understanding of globalization and explores the new 'strategies of resistance' emerging on local, national, regional and global scales. Its impressively wide-ranging set of contributors engage in re-thinking what practices now constitute viable political strategies in the world economy, focusing on popular responses to neoliberal globalization and the rearticulation of society, politics and the state. Rejecting Economic Determinism, This Book Sets Out To Establish The Centrality Of 'the Political' In Our Understandings Of Globalization. In A Wide-ranging Set Of Essays, Distinguished Contributors Explore The New 'strategies Of Resistance' Emerging On Local, National, Regional And Global Scales. The Authors Engage In Critical Rethinking Of What Practices Now Constitute Viable Political Strategies In The World Economy, Focusing On Popular Responses To Neoliberal Globalization And The Rearticulation Of Society, Politics And The State.--jacket. Foreword : The Social Left And The Market System / John Kenneth Galbraith -- Part I. Globalization And Resistance : Thinking Through Politics. Introduction : Globalization And The Politics Of Resistance / Barry K. Gills -- Overturning 'globalization' : Resisting Teleology, Reclaiming Politics / Louise Amoore, Richard Dodgson, Barry Gills, Paul Langley, Don Marshall And Iain Watson -- Conceptualizing Resistance To Globalization / Christine B.n. Chin And James H. Mittelman -- Resisting 'globalization-from-above' Through 'globalization-from-below' / Richard Falk -- Globalization Versus Community : Stakeholding, Communitarianism And The Challenge Of Globalization / R.j. Barry Jones -- Globalization And The Transformation Of Economic Rights / Robert Latham -- Rearticulation Of The State In A Globalizing World Economy / Jeffrey A. Hart And Aseem Prakash -- Globalization And The Retreat Of The State / Ian R. Douglas -- Part Ii. Strategies Of Resistance : From The Local To The Global. Social Movements, Local Places And Globalized Spaces : Implications For 'globalization From Below' / Peter Waterman -- From National Resistance To International Labour Politics / Dimitris Stevis And Terry Boswell -- Globalization And American Common Sense : Struggling To Make Sense Of A Post-hegemonic World / Mark Rupert -- Globalization And Emancipation : From Local Empowerment To Global Reform / Jan Nederveen Pieterse -- 'corporate Welfare' Campaigns In North America / Kenneth P. Thomas -- Neoliberal Globalization, Social Welfare And Trade Unions In Southeast Asia / Johannes Dragsbaek Schmidt -- Globalization, Islam And Resistance / Mustapha Kamal Pasha -- Mexico, Neoliberal Restructuring And The Ezln : A Neo-gramscian Analysis / Adam David Morton -- Globalization And Local Resistance : The Case Of Shell Versus The Ogoni / Cyril I. Obi -- Structural Adjustment And The Response Of Civil Society In Bangladesh And Zimbabwe : A Comparative Analysis / Sandra J. Maclean, Fahimul Quadir And Timothy M. Shaw. Edited By Barry K. Gills ; Foreword By John Kenneth Galbraith. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Foreword : the social left and the market system / John Kenneth Galbraith Part I. Globalization and resistance : thinking through politics. Introduction : Globalization and the politics of resistance / Barry K. Gills Overturning 'globalization' : resisting teleology, reclaiming politics / Louise Amoore, Richard Dodgson, Barry Gills, Paul Langley, Don Marshall and Iain Watson Conceptualizing resistance to globalization / Christine B. N. Chin and James H. Mittelman Resisting 'globalization-from-above' through 'globalization-from-below' / Richard Falk Globalization versus community : stakeholding, communitarianism and the challenge of globalization / R. J. Barry Jones Globalization and the transformation of economic rights / Robert Latham Rearticulation of the state in a globalizing world economy / Jeffrey A. Hart and Aseem Prakash Globalization and the retreat of the state / Ian R. Douglas Part II. Strategies of resistance : from the local to the global. Social movements, local places and globalized spaces : implications for 'globalization from below' / Peter Waterman From national resistance to international labour politics / Dimitris Stevis and Terry Boswell Globalization and American common sense : struggling to make sense of a post-hegemonic world / Mark Rupert Globalization and emancipation : from local empowerment to global reform / Jan Nederveen Pieterse 'Corporate welfare' campaigns in North America / Kenneth P. Thomas Neoliberal globalization, social welfare and trade unions in Southeast Asia / Johannes Dragsbaek Schmidt Globalization, Islam and resistance / Mustapha Kamal Pasha Mexico, neoliberal restructuring and the EZLN : a neo-Gramscian analysis / Adam David Morton Globalization and local resistance : the case of Shell versus the Ogoni / Cyril I. Obi Structural adjustment and the response of civil society in Bangladesh and Zimbabwe : a comparative analysis / Sandra J. MacLean, Fahimul Quadir and Timothy M. Shaw. Front Matter....Pages i-xxvi Front Matter....Pages 1-1 Introduction: Globalization and the Politics of Resistance....Pages 3-11 Overturning ‘Globalization’: Resisting Teleology, Reclaiming Politics....Pages 12-28 Conceptualizing Resistance to Globalization....Pages 29-45 Resisting ‘Globalization-from-Above’ through ‘Globalization-from-Below’....Pages 46-56 Globalization versus Community: Stakeholding, Communitarianism and the Challenge of Globalization....Pages 57-75 Globalization and the Transformation of Economic Rights....Pages 76-90 Rearticulation of the State in a Globalizing World Economy....Pages 91-109 Globalization and the Retreat of the State....Pages 110-131 Front Matter....Pages 133-133 Social Movements, Local Places and Globalized Spaces: Implications for ‘Globalization from Below’....Pages 135-149 From National Resistance to International Labour Politics....Pages 150-170 Globalization and American Common Sense: Struggling to Make Sense of a Post-Hegemonic World....Pages 171-188 Globalization and Emancipation: From Local Empowerment to Global Reform....Pages 189-206 ‘Corporate Welfare’ Campaigns in North America....Pages 207-219 Neoliberal Globalization, Social Welfare and Trade Unions in Southeast Asia....Pages 220-240 Globalization, Islam and Resistance....Pages 241-254 Mexico, Neoliberal Restructuring and the EZLN: A Neo-Gramscian Analysis....Pages 255-279 Globalization and Local Resistance: The Case of Shell versus the Ogoni....Pages 280-294 Structural Adjustment and the Response of Civil Society in Bangladesh and Zimbabwe: A Comparative Analysis....Pages 295-312 Back Matter....Pages 313-321 "Global issues have become an increasingly vital part of environmental debates. They are closely interrelated with problems at local levels. In this wide-ranging study, Robert Boardman argues that investigation of environmental issues raises complex theoretical questions, and requires more sustained links between the natural and social sciences.". "In a closely integrated account of problems in critical ecological theory, Boardman draws extensively on current research in sociology, ecology, economics, the earth sciences and other disciplines. He suggests that ideas from these can be used to expand attention to and the understanding of environmental issues in international relations and international political economy, as well as in social theory more generally.". "The discussion identifies five main theoretical bases for these tasks. These are ecology and earth-system science; constructionist approaches; environmental ethics; micro-level research, particularly perspectives based on rational expectations and on agency; and governance. Connections among these are examined in the context of debates on economics globlization and ecological transformation."--BOOK JACKET. The key political and social tension in the coming era will be between the forces of neoliberal economic globalization, seeking to expand the freedom of private capital and the market, and the forces of social resistance, seeking to preserve and redefine community and solidarity. The paradox of `globalization' is that it both weakens and activates social forces of resistance, making `the politics of resistance' both inevitable and central. Rejecting economic determinism, this book sets out to establish the centrality of 'the political' in our understandings of globalization. In a wide-ranging set of essays, distinguished contributors explore the new 'strategies of resistance' emerging on local, national, regional and global scales. The authors engage in critical rethinking of what practices now constitute viable political strategies in the world economy, focusing on popular responses to neoliberal globalization and the rearticulation of society, politics and the state Internationally the trade union movement is finding itself peripheralized by a series of mutually reinforcing processes - the ongoing world economic crisis; the uneven transition from an industrial to an information and service capitalism; the aggressive policies of neoliberalism; the collapse of communism and radical nationalism; the decline of the social-democratic or labour tradition - and by a globalization that undermines the nation-state to which union hopes have long been pinned. The editors argue that this crisis provides an opportunity for labour to recover or reinvent itself. They see this in terms of a labour response to the waves of energy coming from the new global social movements (women, ecology, human rights/democracy, and so on). The authors examine various aspects of Japanese financial markets. This analysis is interspersed with the relevant institutional/historical background on Japanese financial markets necessary for the non-specialist. Principal chapters include: an institutional overview; a chapter on the comparative costs of capital (both internationally and among Japanese firms); causes and implications of the high degree of financial intermediation in Japan; and an invaluable analysis of the most recent trends in the Japanese/Asian financial markets "Many in South Africa have begun to cope with globalization, regionalization, a depleting ozone layer, new disease, rampant militarization, and structures of influence like race, class, and gender. In this book scholars present a wide variety of thoughts on the future of the region and the place of theory in helping us to understand the array of events characterizing the early 21st-century world."--Jacket The term 'globalization' has served as an arresting metaphor to provide explanation, meaning, and understanding of the nature of contemporary capitalism, though not all of the processes that currently come under the rubric of globalization are new. The paradox of globalisation is that it weakens & activates social forces of resistance. This book sets up the centrality of 'the political' in our understanding of globalisation & looks at 'strategies of resistance' on a global scale Written in the context of contemporary theoretical debate in international political economy, this book overturns a number of myths about the political economy of trade in one of the oldest areas of industry. Yvon Grenier ; Foreword By Mitchell A. Seligson. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 215-218) And Index.