Charting Transnational Democracy Beyond Global Arrogance

by Leatherman, Janie; Webber, Julie A.

• ISBN13: 9781403969774
• ISBN10: 1403969779
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-08-06
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan

Summary

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, environment, and social/economic justice. The core objective is to determine whether and how progressive actors are able to break free of the entrapments of global arrogance.

Author Biography

Janie Leatherman is Professor of Politics and Government and Director of the Office of International Affairs, College of Arts and Sciences at Illinois State and Julie A. Webber is Assistant Professor of Politics at Illinois State University.

Table of Contents

Glossary of Abbreviations	ix
Notes on Contributors	xiii
Preface	xix
Part 1 Escaping the Entrapment of Global Arrogance	1	(52)
1. Global Arrogance and the Crisis of Hegemony	3	(26)
Janie Leatherman
2. Outline of a Generic Will: Global Arrogance, Social Movements, and the Net	29	(24)
Julie A. Webber
Part 2 Challenging Arrogance from the Local to the Global	53	(96)
3. Making Democratic Space for Poor People: The Kensington Welfare Rights Union	55	(20)
Diana Zoelle and Jyl J. Josephson
4. The Peaceful Superpower: The Movement against War in Iraq	75	(26)
David Cortright
5. Truth Commissions and U.S. Hegemony	101	(22)
Carlos A. Parodi
6. Environmental Movements in East Central Europe: Between Technocracy and the "Third Way"	123	(26)
Lars K. Hallström
Part 3 Facing the Dangers of Replicating Global Arrogance	149	(96)
7. Challenging and Reinforcing Dominant Myths: Transnational Feminists Use the Internet to Contest the War on Terrorism	151	(24)
Krista Hunt
8. Knowing the Promises, Facing the Challenges: The Role of the Internet in Development and Human Rights Campaigns and Movements in the Arab Middle East	175	(20)
Marlyn Tadros
9. Transnational Environmental Activism after Seattle: Between Emancipation and Arrogance	195	(26)
Kate O'Neill and Stacy D. VanDeveer
10. Global Movement to Ban Landmines: A Case Study in Transformative Politics	221	(24)
Jim L. Nelson
Part 4 Creating Democratic Alternatives	245	(43)
11. The World Social Forum: Arena or Actor?	247	(22)
Teivo Teivainen
12. Making Space for Transnational Democracy	269	(19)
Janie Leatherman
Index	288