Globalizations From Below

Download or read book Globalization from Below written by Donatella Della Porta and published by U of Minnesota Press. This book was released on with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presenting the first systematic empirical research on the global justice movement, Globalization from Below analyzes a movement from the viewpoints of the activists, organizers, and demonstrators themselves. The authors traveled to Genoa with anti-G8 protesters and collected data from more than 800 participants. They examine the interactions between challengers and elites, and discuss how new models of activism fit into current social movement work.