E. Osei Kwadwo Prempeh

Against Global Capitalism (eBook, ePUB)

African Social Movements Confront Neoliberal Globalization

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

The fundamental challenge of democratizing globalization by opening up spaces for democratic participation beyond the state is addressed in this study. With a careful selection of case studies, the volume is ideal for classroom use and library reference.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 198
• Erscheinungstermin: 2. März 2017
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781351960311
• Artikelnr.: 49398309

Autorenporträt

E. Osei Kwadwo Prempeh is Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science, Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada. His primary research and teaching interests include the politics of globalization, global democratization and human rights, indigenous conflict analysis and resolution, and alternative forms of democracy and governance.

Inhaltsangabe

Contents: Introduction. Part 1 'Convential Views' and Perspectives on
Neoliberal Globalization: The No Alternative Discourse: Understanding
globalization; The Third Way: globalization lite or real alternative?. Part
2 Contestation and Resistance to Neoliberal Globalization: Radical
Alternative Visions: The deglobalization and anti-capitalism movement and
alternative visions to neoliberal globalization; The anti-capitalism
movement and African resistance to neoliberal globalization. Part 3
Contemporary Applied Issues and the Reinvention of Democracy Through Mass
Mobilization and Resistance: African social movements engagement with the
New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD); Articulating resistance
to medical apartheid: the Campaign for HIV/AIDS drugs in Africa; Against
water privatization: the struggle continues; Social movements and the
campaign for debt cancellation: resisting debt domination; Social movements
and the new trade regime: an issue of fairness, not charity; Index.