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Record Nr.

UNINA9910786765503321

Autore

Keck Margaret E.

Titolo

Activists beyond borders : advocacy networks in international politics / / Margaret E. Keck, Kathryn Sikkink

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Ithaca, N.Y. : , : Cornell University Press, , 1998

©1998

ISBN

0-8014-7128-1

1-322-52227-8

0-8014-7129-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xii, 228 pages) : illustrations

Disciplina

322.4/3

Soggetti

Pressure groups

World politics

Human rights - Societies, etc

Environmental protection - Societies, etc

Women's rights - Societies, etc

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front matter -- Contents -- Preface -- 1. Transnational Advocacy Networks in International Politics: Introduction -- 2. Historical Precursors to Modern Transnational Advocacy Networks -- 3. Human Rights Advocacy Networks in Latin America -- 4. Environmental Advocacy Networks -- 5. Transnational Networks on Violence against Women -- 6. Conclusions -- Abbreviations -- Index -- About the Authors

Sommario/riassunto

In Activists beyond Borders, Margaret E. Keck and Kathryn Sikkink examine a type of pressure group that has been largely ignored by political analysts: networks of activists that coalesce and operate across national frontiers. Their targets may be international organizations or the policies of particular states. Historical examples of such transborder alliances include anti-slavery and woman suffrage campaigns. In the past two decades, transnational activism has had a significant impact in human rights, especially in Latin America, and advocacy networks have strongly influenced environmental politics as



well. The authors also examine the emergence of an international campaign around violence against women.