Citizenship and social movements perspectives from the global South / Lisa Thompson and Chris Tapscott, editors.
| Other author | Thompson, Lisa. |
| Other author | Tapscott, Chris. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | London ; New York : Zed ; New York : Distributed in the USA by Palgrave Macmillan, |
| Description | xiv, 290 p. ; 23 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Series | Claiming citizenship |
| Contents | Introduction: mobilization and social movements in the south--the challenges of inclusive governance / Lisa Thompson and Chris Tapscott -- Social movements and rights claims: the case of action groups in the Niger Delta / Echosa E. Osaghae -- Why do garment workers in Bangladesh fail to mobilize? / Simeen Mahmud -- Mobilization through litigation: claiming health rights on asbestos issues in South Africa / Nardi Simpson and Linda Waldman -- Water and rights: state management in South Africa and India / Lyla Mehta, Lisa Thompson and Ndodana Nleya -- Environmental activism in Brazil: the rise of a social movement / Angela Alonso, Valeriano Costa and Débora Maciel -- The struggle towards rights and communitarian citizenship: the Zapatista movement in Mexico / Carlos Cortez Ruiz -- Participation, inclusion and development under conditions of social mobilization / Vera Schattan Coelho and Arilson Favareto -- Popular mobilization, party dominance and participatory governance in South Africa / Laurence Piper and Lubna Nadvi -- Contesting development, reinventing democracy grassroots social movements in India / Rajita Mohanty -- Social mobilization in Cape Town: a tale of two communities / Chris Tapscott. |
| Summary | This authoritative title redresses the predominantly Northern/Western bias in social movement literature with case study material from movements for change in Brazil, India, Bangladesh, Mexico, South Africa, Kenya and Nigeria. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2010280620 |
| ISBN | 184813388X (hbk.) |
| ISBN | 9781848133884 (hbk.) |
| ISBN | 1848133898 (pbk.) |
| ISBN | 9781848133891 (pbk.) |
| ISBN | 1848133901 (e-bk) |
| ISBN | 9781848133907 (e-bk) |
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| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |