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Record Nr.

UNINA9910458937203321

Titolo

Global civil society 2005/6 [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Helmut Anheier, Mary Kaldor and Marlies Glasius

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : SAGE, 2005

ISBN

1-4129-1192-3

1-281-24477-5

9786611244774

1-84787-780-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (502 p.)

Collana

Global Civil Society - Year Books

Altri autori (Persone)

AnheierHelmut K. <1954->

KaldorMary

GlasiusMarlies

Disciplina

306.2

306.205

Soggetti

Civil society

International relations

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Mission statement; Acknowledgements; Contents; Contributors; Introduction; Part I: Concepts; Chapter 1 - Gender and civil society; Chapter 2 - The world social forum: Where do we stand and where are we going?; Part II: Issues; Chapter 3 - Climate for change? Civil society and the politics of global warming; Chapter 4 - The movement of labour and global civil society; Chapter 5 - Reforming the united nations: Global civil society perspectives and initiatives; Part III: Infrastructure

Chapter 6 - The role of social forums in global civil society: Radical beacon or strategic infrastructure?Chapter 7 - Global connectedness: The structure of transnational NGO networks; Chapter 8 - Electronic communication and socio-political mobilisation: A new form of civil society; Part IV: Records; Chapter 9 - Learning from history? Comparative historical methods and researching global civil society; Data Programme; Glossary of terms; Chronology; Index



Sommario/riassunto

This text discusses and clarifies exactly what is meant by the term global civil society. At the same time it gives a voice to civil society in the process of globalization with a view to helping to humanise and democratize a process that many are labelling untrustworthy and dangerous.