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UNINA9910789839103321 |
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Autore |
Ghimire K. B (Kléber Bertrand) |
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Titolo |
Organizational theory and transnational social movements [[electronic resource] ] : organizational life and internal dynamics of power exercise within the alternative globalization movement / / Kléber Ghimire |
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Lanham, : Lexington Books, c2011 |
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ISBN |
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1-283-04629-6 |
9786613046291 |
0-7391-6559-3 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (179 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Anti-globalization movement |
Globalization - Social aspects |
Organization |
Organizational behavior |
Social movements |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Figures and Tables; Abbreviations; Acknowledgments; PartI. GENERAL INTRODUCTION; Ch01. Organization Theory, Social Movements and Power; Part II. FOUR TRANSNATIONAL CAMPAIGNS IN FOUR NATIONAL CONTEXTS; Ch02. Transnational Campaigns and National Linkages; Ch03. International Influence and Dependence; PartIII. WORLD SOCIAL FORUM; Ch04. Basic Values and Organizational Configuration; Ch05. Organizational and Mobilization Constraints; PartIV. SYNTHESES AND CONCLUSIONS; Ch06. Mechanisms and Exercise of Power; Ch07. Conclusions; Bibliography; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This book explores the internal functioning and exercise of power inside a widely acclaimed transnational social organization: the alternative globalization movement. Drawing on new empirical data and perspectives from the Organizational Theory (OT), it highlights the movements' many unique features that are yet to be fully grasped within theoretical debates: ideological flexibility, emphasis on networking, informal structure and refusal to accept order from |
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