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Observing protest from a place : the World Social Forum in Dakar (2011) /

Social movements throughout the world have been central to history, politics, society, and culture. "Observing Protest from a Place" examines the impact of one such campaign, the global justice movement, as seen from the southern hemisphere. Drawing upon a collective survey from the 2011 W...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Siméant, Johanna, Pommerolle, Marie-Emmanuelle, Sommier, Isabelle
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, [2015]
Colección:Protest and social movements.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Social movements throughout the world have been central to history, politics, society, and culture. "Observing Protest from a Place" examines the impact of one such campaign, the global justice movement, as seen from the southern hemisphere. Drawing upon a collective survey from the 2011 World Social Forum in Dakar, the contributions explore a number of vital issues, including the methodological problems of studying international activist gatherings and how scholars can overcome those challenges. By demonstrating the importance of the global justice movement and the role of non-governmental organizations for participants in the southern hemisphere, this volume is an important addition to the literature on community action
Descripción Física:1 online resource
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-264) and indexes.
ISBN:9789048525805
9048525802
Acceso:Open Access