Transnational Protest and Global Activism (People, Passions, and Power: Social Movements, Interest Organizations, and the P)

Cover Page 1 Title Page 5 Copyright Page 6 Dedication 7 Contents 9 List of Figures 11 List of Tables 13 Preface 15 1 Transnational Processes and Social Activism: An Introduction Donatella della Porta and Sidney Tarrow 19 Part I TRANSNATIONALISM FROM THE INSIDE 37 2 A Limited Transnationalization? The British Environmental Movement Christopher Rootes 39 3 Cities in the World: Local Civil Society and Global Issues in Britain Mario Diani 63 Part II DIFFUSION AND SCALE SHIFT 87 4 The Sequencing of Transnational and National Social Movement Mobilization: The Organizational Mobilization of the Global and U.S. Environmental Movements Erik Johnson and John D. McCarthy 89 5 The Impact of Transnational Protest on Social Movement Organizations: Mass Media and the Making of ATTAC Germany Felix Kolb 113 6 Scale Shift in Transnational Contention Sidney Tarrow and Doug McAdam 139 Part III INTERNATIONALIZATION 167 7 Patterns of Dynamic Multilevel Governance and the Insider-outsider Coalition Kathryn Sikkink 169 8 Multiple Belongings, Tolerant Identities, and the Construction of "Another Politics"; Between the European Social Forum and the Local Social Fora Donatella della Porta 193 9 Social Movements beyond Borders: Understanding Two Eras of Transnational Activism W Lance Bennett 221 10 Conclusion: "Globalization," Complex Internationalism, and Transnational Contention Sidney Tarrow and Donatella della Porta 245 Appendix A: Organizational Consolidation 265 Appendix B: Repertoires of Action 266 References 269 Index 293 About the Contributors 303 Transnational Processes And Social Activism: An Introduction / Donatella Della Porta And Sidney Tarrow -- A Limited Transnationalization? The British Environmental Movement / Christopher Rootes -- Cities In The World: Local Civil Society And Global Issues In Britain / Mario Diani -- The Sequencing Of Transnational And National Social Movement Mobilization: The Organizational Mobilization Of The Global And U.s. Environmental Movements / Erik Johnson And John D. Mccarthy -- The Impact Of Transnational Protest On Social Movement Organizations: Mass Media And The Making Of Attac Germany / Felix Kolb -- Scale Shift In Transnational Contention / Sidney Tarrow And Doug Mcadam -- Patterns Of Dynamic Multilevel Governance And The Insider-outsider Coalition / Kathryn Sikkink -- Multiple Belongings, Tolerant Identities, And The Construction Of Another Politics: Between The European Social Forum And The Local Social Fora / Donatella Della Porta -- Social Movements Beyond Borders: Understanding Two Eras Of Transnational Activism / Lance Bennett -- Conclusion: Globalization, Complex Internationalism, And Transnational Contention / Sidney Tarrow And Donatella Della Porta. Edited By Donatella Della Porta And Sidney Tarrow. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.

In this book, two titans of social movement scholarship bring together the best current research on the nexus between the local and the global in translating the global justice movement into action at the grassroots, and vice versa. Using recent cases of transnational contention_from the European Social Forum in Florence to the Argentinean human rights movement and British environmentalists, from movement networks in Bristol and Glasgow to the Zapatistas_the original chapters by distinguished scholars presented in this volume adapt current social movement theory to what appears to be a new cycle of protest developing around the globe.

In this book, two titans of social movement scholarship bring together the best current research on the nexus between the local and the global in translating the global justice movement into action at the grass roots, and vice versa. Using recent cases of transnational contention_from the European Social Forum in Florence to the Argentinean human rights movement and British environmentalists, from movement networks in Bristol and Glasgow to the Zapatistas_the original chapters by distinguished scholars presented in this volume adapt current social movement theory to what appears to be a new cycle of protest developing around the globe. Sociologists and political scientists from Europe and the US explore how global issues are transforming local and national activism and the interactions between local, national, and supranational movement organizations. In addition to describing recent events, they adapt concepts and hypotheses developed in the social movement literature of the pas Here, two titans of social movement scholarship bring together the best current research on the nexus between the local and the global in translating the global justice movement into action at the grassroots, and vice versa.