Charting Transnational Democracy Beyond Global Arrogance [Paperback]

This collection explores transnational peace and social-justice movements, their implications for international relations, and their potential for democratizing global governance. Contributors examine case studies on issue areas including human rights, security, environments and social/economic justice.Global Arrogance and the Crisis of Hegemony; J.Leatherman Outline of a Generic Will: Global Arrogance, Social Movements and the Net; J.A.Webber Making Democratic Space for Poor People: The Kensington Welfare Rights Union; D.Zoelle & J.J.Josephson The Peaceful Superpower: The Movement against War in Iraq; D.Cortright Truth Commissions and U.S. Hegemony; C.A.Parodi Environmental Movements in East-Central Europe: Between Technocracy and the Third Way; L.K.Hallstr?m Challenging and Reinforcing Dominant Myths: Transnational Feminists Use the Internet to Contest the War on Terrorism; K.Hunt Knowing the Promises, Facing the Challenges: The Role of the Internet in Development and Human Rights Campaigns and Movements in the Arab Middle East; M.Tadros Transnational Environmental Activism after Seattle: Between Emancipation and Arrogance; K.O'Neill & S.D.Van Deveer Global Movement to Ban Landmines: A Case Study in Transformative Politics; J.L.Nelson World Social Forum: Arena or Actor?; T.Teivainen Making Space for Global Democracy; J.Leatherman

'Comprehensive, cutting-edge coverage of perhaps the most timely topic on the global agenda today. Highly recommended for all students and scholars interested in the normative implications of the American hegemon's promotion of democracy throughout the world as a security policy.' - Charles W. Kegley, Pearce Professor of International Relations, University of South Carolina, USA

'Leatherman and Webber's book contributes to our knowledge of transnational social movements not only by assembling an important and timely collection of case studies but also by suggesting the creative and provocative lens of 'gllÓ3