Citizenship and Social Movements Perspectives from the Global South

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Synopsis

Debates over social movements have suffered from a predominate focus on North America and western Europe, often neglecting the significance of collective action in the global South. Citizenship and Social Movements seeks to partially redress this imbalance with case studies from Brazil, India, Bangladesh, Mexico, South Africa and Nigeria.This volume points to the complex relationships that influence mobilization and social movements in the South, suggesting that previous theories have underplayed the influence of state power and elite dominance in the government and in NGOs.As the contributors to this book clearly show, understanding the role of the state in relation to social movements is critical to determining when collective action can fulfil the promise of bringing the rights of the marginalized to the fore.

Book details

Series:
Claiming Citizenship
Author:
Eghosa E. Osaghae, Arilson Favareto, Ranjita Mohanty, Laurence Edward Piper, Simeen Mahmud, Linda Waldman, Lyla Mehta, Angela Alonso, Carlos Cortez Ruiz
ISBN:
9781848136267
Related ISBNs:
9781848133884
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing
Pages:
N/A
Reading age:
Not specified
Includes images:
No
Date of addition:
2021-11-12
Usage restrictions:
Copyright
Copyright date:
2013
Copyright by:
Lisa Thompson and Chris Tapscott 
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Categories:
Nonfiction, Politics and Government