Transnational Civil Society
An Introduction
Edited by Srilatha Batliwala ,  L. David Brown
Hardback: 978 1 56549 211 0
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Publisher: Kumarian Press
December 2006 , 288 pp.,
Were I to need or want a single text to anchor a course on the topic, I would choose Transnational Civil Society... The editors' scholarly and professional knowledge, experience and networks are significant
- Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, 2007 (Jeff Unsicker)

A good resource for those seeking to gain a quick and comprehensive primer on the range and diversity of TCS endeavours. It should command a broad readership, particularly among students
- Development in Practice, Volume 17, Number 3, June 2007

* Features a perspective of both developing and industrialized countries
* For a wide audience including academics, undergraduate and graduate students, researchers and practitioners

The growing impact of cross-border civil society networks and campaigns on global policy has made transnational civil society an increasingly important phenomenon. Transnational Civil Society: An Introduction provides a clear and accessible introduction to the history, characteristics, and achievements of influential transnational civil society networks, coalitions, and movements.

Editors Srilatha Batliwala and L. David Brown provide an in-depth analysis of the forces that have shaped transnational activism: globalism, economic and political power structures, and cross-border organization by non-state actors. Important transnational movements that have shaped our world - labor, environment, human rights, women's rights, peace, and economic justice - are also described and analyzed. The contributors are globally experienced activist-scholars and reflective practitioners discussing both developing and industrialized countries.

For students, practitioners, and activists alike, Transnational Civil Society: An Introduction offers comprehensible descriptions of transnational initiatives working toward effective and sustainable solutions to some of the critical challenges facing our world.

Table of Contents:
Overview of Contents

Chapter 1. Introduction: Why Transnational Civil Society Matters
Chapter 2. The New Globalism
Chapter 3. Who Really Rules the World?
Chapter 4. Claiming Global Power: Transnational Civil Society
Chapter 5. The Rise of Civic Transnationalism
Chapter 6. Transnational Pioneers: The International Labor Movement
Chapter 7. Spinning the Green Web: Environmental Transnationalism
Chapter 8. Dot Causes and Protest: Transnational Economic Justice Activism
Chapter 9. The Personal is Global: The Project and Politics of the Transnational Women's Movement
Chapter 10. Bridging Borders for Human Rights
Chapter 11. Waging Peace: Transnational Peace Activism
Conclusion: Shaping the Global Human Project: The Nature and Impact of Transnational Civil Activism

Srilatha Batliwala is an Indian feminist scholar-practictioner who has combined grassroots activism and research throughout her career. She is currently Civil Society Research Fellow at the Hauser Center for Nonprofit Organizations at Harvard University, where her work focuses on transnational civil society, particullarly on transnational grassroots movements, and on bridging the divide between practictioners and scholars. She is also Chair of the Board of Women's Environment and Board of the International Society for Third Sector Research, and a Research Associate of Gender at Work, an international learning network on gender and institutional change.

L. David Brownis Director of International Programs at the Hauser Center for Nonprofit Organizations and Lecturer in Public Policy at the Kennedy School of Government. Prior to coming to Harvard, he was president of the Institute for Development Research, a not-for-profit center for research and consultation on institution-building for development, and Professor of Organizational Behavior at the Boston University School of Management. His reseach and consulting has focused on strategies for handling change and conflict in organizations and institutions concerned with social change and development.


Other Contributors: Peter Dobkin Hall, Marsha J. Tyson Darling, Kumi Naidoo, Sanjeev Khagram, Sarah Alvord, Dan Gallin, Wendy Torrance, Andrew Torrance, John D. Clark, Peggy Antrobus, Gita Sen, Alison Brysk, Celine Jacquemin, Motoko Mekata, and Arjun Appadurai.


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"Across the world’s borders, citizens and civil society organizations are linking their actions and voices in new ways to challenge global power and inequality. This book gives an excellent and highly readable introduction to the rapid emergence of this phenomenon of ‘transnational civil society.’ For students, activists, researcher and policy makers seeking to understand how and under what conditions citizen action can contribute to greater social justice and inclusion in the era of globalization, this is the place to start."
- John Gaventa, Professor, Institute of Development Studies, University of Sussex
"Across the world’s borders, citizens and civil society organizations are linking their actions and voices in new ways to challenge global power and inequality. This book gives an excellent and highly readable introduction to the rapid emergence of this phenomenon of ‘transnational civil society.’ For students, activists, researcher and policy makers seeking to understand how and under what conditions citizen action can contribute to greater social justice and inclusion in the era of globalization, this is the place to start."
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