Citizenship and social movements : perspectives from the global south /: perspectives from the global south. (2013)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Lisa Thompson and Chris Tapscott, editors.
• Other Names: Thompson, Lisa; Tapscott, Chris
• Contents: Introduction 1. Mobilisation and Social Movements in the South: the Challenges of Inclusive Governance - Lisa Thompson and Chris Tapscott. Part I: Socio-economic Rights and Social Movements2. Social Movements and Rights Claims: The Case of Action Groups in the Niger Delta - Eghosa E. Osaghae 3. Why Do Garment Workers in Bangladesh Fail to Mobilize? - Simeen Mahmud 4. Mobilization through Litigation: Claiming Health Rights on Asbestos Issues in South Africa - Nardia Simpson and Linda Waldman Part II: Social Movements and Global Development Discourses5. Water Rights and State Management in India and South Africa - Lyla Mehta, Lisa Thompson and Ndodana Nleya 6. Environmental Activism in Brazil: The Rise of a Social Movement - Angela Alonso, Valeriano Costa and Débora Maciel 7. The Struggle Towards Rights and Communitarian Citizenship: The Zapatista movement in Mexico - Carlos Cortez Ruiz Part III: Mobilization, Social Movements and Inclusive Governance8. Participation, Inclusion and Development Under Conditions of Social Mobilization - Vera Schatten P. Coelho and Arilson Favareto 9. Popular Mobilization, Party Dominance and Participatory Governance in South Africa - Laurence Piper and Lubna Nadvi 10. Contesting Development, Reinventing Democracy: Grassroots Social Movements in India - Ranjita Mohanty. 11. Social Mobilization in Cape Town: A Tale of Two Communities - Chris Tapscott.
• Publisher Details: London : Zed Books
• Publication Date: 2013
• Extent: 1 online resource (304 pages)
• Subjects: 303.484; Social movements -- Case studies; Citizenship -- Case studies
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781848136267; 1848136269
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