Social Movements in a Globalized World

Cristina Flesher Fominaya

• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Year: 2020
• Print ISBN: 9781352009347
• eBook ISBN: 9781352009354
• Edition: 2
• Topic: Social Sciences
• Subtopic: Democracy
• Index: Social Sciences

As the world experiences social unrest, polarization, and faces complex challenges, citizens are taking to the squares and streets to demand change. From climate change protests to far-right extremism, social movements are mobilizing around the key social and political issues of our times. In this extensively revised and updated book, the author offers a cutting-edge and original analysis to generate new insights into 21st Century social movements in a globalized world. Written in clear and accessible language, this book will appeal to both students new to the field and established scholars. Drawing on a wealth of examples from around the world, from Anonymous and Occupy Wall Street to Wikileaks, the Tea Party, and the Zapatistas, it develops a compelling framework with which to understand the important role movements play in contemporary politics. This expanded and revised second edition includes a comprehensive overview of social movement theory, a new chapter on "Movements on the Right", a wider discussion of Information and Communication Technologies and Media - including new sections on "hacktivism" and "leaktivism" -and up-to-date case studies and references.

Table of contents

• SHORT CONTENTS
• LONG CONTENTS
• LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
• LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS
• PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION
• INTRODUCTION
• 1: Social Movements: Concepts and Debates
• 2: Globalization and Social Movements
• 3: The Global Justice Movement
• 4: Cultural Resistance in a Globalized World
• 5: Social Movements, Media, ICTs and Cyberpolitics
• 6: Movements on the Right
• 7: Movements After the Crash: A Global Wave?
• Conclusion
• Bibliography
• Index