Global Civil Society Yearbook 2009: Poverty and Activism [Paperback]

The annual Global Civil Society Yearbooks provide an indispensable guide to global civil society or civic participation and action around the world. The 2009 Yearbook explores the framings, strategies and impacts of a range of actors on poverty and its alleviation. The overarching question is to whether such actors, in pressing for poverty alleviation actually achieve anything/empower the poor, or simply aid wealthy states in maintaining the status quo. The contributors are diverse, including scholars and practitioners from India, America, the UK, Australia, Thailand, and Mali.

The annual Global Civil Society Yearbooks provide an indispensable guide to global civil society or civic participation and action around the world. The 2009 Yearbook explores the framings, strategies and impacts of a range of actors on poverty and its alleviation. The overarching question is to whether such actors, in pressing for poverty alleviation actually achieve anything/empower the poor, or simply aid wealthy states in maintaining the status quo. The contributors are diverse, including scholars and practitioners from India, America, the UK, Australia, Thailand, and Mali.

I am still planning the course, but it likely that I shall list the book as a recommended additional reading. Our library has ordered a copy of book. It may well be that I put a chapter on the essential reading list (i.e. related to a seminar topic for a particular week), but this is TBC.Introduction - Mary Kaldor, Ashwani Kumar & Hakan Seckinelgin
1. Poverty Discourses and Global Civil Society - Harsh Mander, Virginia Xaxa, Lakshmi Lingam & Amita Bhide
2. Global Poverty Statistics and Civil Society - Sally Stares
3. Bringing Justice and Culture Back in: Global Action for Local Livelihoods - Smitu Kothari
4. Global Organisation in Civil Society: the Effects On Poverty - Jan Aart Scholte & Jill Timms
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