Advocacy in conflict : critical perspectives on transnational activism / / edited by Alex De Waal

• Autore: De Waal Alex
• Pubblicazione: London, England : , : Zed Books, , 2015; [London, England] : , : Bloomsbury Publishing, , 2021
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (296 pages)
• Disciplina: 303.66
• Soggetto topico: Mass media and social service; Social advocacy; Celebrities; Human rights; Non-governmental organizations (NGOs)
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 1. Introduction: Transnational Advocacy In Contention / Keren Yohannes -- 2. Genealogies Of Transnational Activism / Alex de Waal -- 3. Burma's Struggle For Democracy: A Critical Appraisal / Trisha Taneja -- 4. The Janus Face Of International Activism And Guatemala's Indigenous Peoples / Roddy Brett -- 5. Advocacy Delegitimized: The Convoluted Case Of Gaza / Anat Biletzki -- 6. Conflict Minerals In Congo: The Consequences Of Oversimplification / Laura Seay -- 7.̀Make Him Famous': The Single Conflict Narrative Of Kony And Kony2012 / Mareike Schomerus -- 8. Getting Away With Mass Murder: The Spla And Its American Lobbies / Alex de Waal -- 9. From Whose Perspective Anyway? The Quest For African Disability Rights Activism / Kudzai Shava -- 10. Activism And The Arms Trade: Exposing The Shadow World / Alex de Waal -- 11.A Right To Land? Activism Against Land Grabbing In Africa / Rachel Ibreck -- 12. Conclusion: Reclaiming Activism / Jennifer Ambrose.
• Sommario/riassunto: An essential and highly critical analysis of how Western advocacy impacts conflict-ridden countries.
• Titolo autorizzato: Advocacy in conflict
• ISBN: 1-350-21805-7; 1-78360-272-4
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910788130503321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II