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Alternative Globalizations: An Integrative Approach to Studying Dissident Knowledge in the Global Justice Movement
Are the growing oppositions to neoliberal market globalism (especially in the aftermath of global economic meltdown) able to develop meaningful alternative ideologies? Is there any substantial alternative to the world capitalist system on the horizon? How would the ideologies and ideas address the dire dilemmas of economy vs. ecology, redistribution vs. recognition, global vs. local, reform vs. revolution etc.? This book answers such important questions by examining the intellectual structure of the so-called ‘anti-globalization’ or ‘global justice’ movement. It explores the formation and transformation of ideas, identities, and solidarities in the movement. The book also develops an analytical model to explain the movement’s ideational novelties and continuities in terms of both activist social experiences and global social changes. Hosseini develops new sociological concepts, integrates opposing theoretical perspectives into one approach, and addresses the gap between critical theories and activist practices. Through this endeavor, he discovers an emerging mode of consciousness which is characterized by its cross-identity and cross-ideological nature. This is a live but quiet global revolution. Drawing on a variety of disciplines, this gourd-breaking volume will be of interest to students and scholars of global studies, political sciences, sociology and social movement studies.
288 pages, Hardcover
First published November 16, 2009
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March 2, 2012
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Since the birth of Arab Spring in the Middle East, the rise of Occupy Movements against the North American financial powerhouses, and the spread of anti-austerity uprisings across Europe, many commentators and scholars have started to investigate and explain the nature of these globalizing yet locally motivated events. However, these movement have not emerged out of blue. They are both new and old, global and local, political and economic. Understanding their complex nature requires new models and theories It can be reasonably argued that “Alternative Globalizations” is an outstanding effort among the recent works in this area as it was written and published before the outbreak of these international events, providing the scholars and the students of this area with a unique framework for theorizing them. The book anticipated the globalization of a new mode of consciousness underlying these events; a new but a quite profound revolution in many protesters’ political identities and consciousness, and it has explored a significant shift in the way that political ideologies are expected to function in 21th Century.
The book also lays the foundations of a new approach to deal with these novel changes; an integrative approach to studying the recent generation of social movements and revolutions in a much more comprehensive way compatible to their complex nature.
The book is now reprinted in paperback with a more affordable price by Routledge. Use the following/attached flyer to get 20% discount today. Please introduce the book to your organization members, libraries, students, and readers or include the news in your News Letter. Please feel free to forward the flyer to your possibly interested colleagues, and friends.
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Since the birth of Arab Spring in the Middle East, the rise of Occupy Movements against the North American financial powerhouses, and the spread of anti-austerity uprisings across Europe, many commentators and scholars have started to investigate and explain the nature of these globalizing yet locally motivated events. However, these movement have not emerged out of blue. They are both new and old, global and local, political and economic. Understanding their complex nature requires new models and theories It can be reasonably argued that “Alternative Globalizations” is an outstanding effort among the recent works in this area as it was written and published before the outbreak of these international events, providing the scholars and the students of this area with a unique framework for theorizing them. The book anticipated the globalization of a new mode of consciousness underlying these events; a new but a quite profound revolution in many protesters’ political identities and consciousness, and it has explored a significant shift in the way that political ideologies are expected to function in 21th Century.
The book also lays the foundations of a new approach to deal with these novel changes; an integrative approach to studying the recent generation of social movements and revolutions in a much more comprehensive way compatible to their complex nature.
The book is now reprinted in paperback with a more affordable price by Routledge. Use the following/attached flyer to get 20% discount today. Please introduce the book to your organization members, libraries, students, and readers or include the news in your News Letter. Please feel free to forward the flyer to your possibly interested colleagues, and friends.
Book Flyer with 20% discount
Read the reviews:Book Reviewed by Adrian Gray
© 2012 The Authors. Political Studies Review © 2012 Political Studies Association
Issue
Political Studies Review
Political Studies Review
Volume 10, Issue 1, pages 111–112, January 2012
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