Collective Action and Political Transformations

Common perception of the current global situation is of a world shaped by dynamics of increasing economic and political interdependence, the diffusion of free-market capitalism and a merely procedural democracy. Collective action in this climate is often associated with growing intolerance, xenophobia and exclusion, or it is regarded as incapable of making a real and positive difference in the lives of individuals. This book acknowledges the severe problem with effective and significant collective action, but it arrives at a less gloomy diagnosis of our time by rethinking the political from the angle of the experiences with progressive and conservative collective action in different parts of the globe: Brazil, South Africa and Europe. by doing so, it contributes a critical perspective to the debate about the possible impact of parts of the Global South for positive social and political developments worldwide.

Year

2019

Language

English

Publisher

Edinburgh University Press

Editions

3

Pages

256

ISBN

9781474442961

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