This collection explores conceptions and practices of democracy of social movement organizations involved in global protest. Focusing on the global justicemovement this book shows how they adopt radical new democratic approaches andthus provide a fundamental critique of conventional politics. INDICE: List of Tables - List of Figures - Acknowledgments - Notes on the Contributors - Organizational Structures and Visions of Democracy in the Global Justice Movement: An Introduction; D.della Porta - Global Justice Movement Organizations: The Organizational Population; D.della Porta - Participatory Traditions within the Global Justice Movement; H.Reiter - Consensus in Movements;D.della Porta - Social Movements and Multilevel Governance: The External Dimension of Democracy; D.della Porta - Why Are Social Movement Organizations Deliberative? Structural and Cultural Determinants of Internal Decision Making in the Global Justice Movement; M.Giugni ; A.Nai - Organizational Size and Democratic Practices: Can Large Be Beautiful?; C.Saunders - Forms of Action of Global Justice Movement Groups: Do Conceptions and Practices of Democracy Matter?; D.Rucht ; S.Teune - Unconventional Politics Online: Internet and the Global Justice Movement; L.Mosca ; D.della Porta - The Generational Issue: The Impact of Organizations' Age on Visions of Democracy; H.Combes, N.Haeringer ; I.Sommier - Crossing Borders: Transnational Activism in European Social Movements; M.Pianta, R.Marchetti ; D.Zola - Democracy in Movement: Some Conclusions; D.dellaPorta - References - Index -
- ISBN: 978-0-230-21883-3
- Editorial: Palgrave Macmillan
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 320
- Fecha Publicación: 31/07/2009
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés