The Rise of the Global Left: The World Social Forum and BeyondZed Books Ltd., 04.07.2013 - 400 Seiten Leading sociologist Boaventura de Sousa Santos makes an impassioned case for the politicisation of the World Social Forum, arguing that its full potential as a force for social, economic and political change can be achieved only by taking a stand against neo-liberal globalization, war, famine and corruption. However, since its inception in Porto Alegre in 2001, the World Social Forum has refused to adopt political positions on world events, preferring instead to provide a platform that facilitates cooperation between diverse social movements. Through a detailed analysis of the WSF's history and organization, he demonstrates that it has always been an inherently political organization, and argues that if the WSF is able to realise its potential as an institution for a new form of politics, it will become a global power to be reckoned with in the 21st century. |
Inhalt
The World Social Forum as critical utopia | |
The World Social Forum as an insurgent cosmopolitan politics | |
Organizing fragmented counterhegemonic energies | |
Representing this world as it fights for another possible world | |
strategy and political action | |
selfdemocracy and the work | |
the Popular University of | |
The left after the World Social Forum | |
Composition of the International Council of the WSF 2005 | |
Comparison between the Charter of Principles the WSF India policy | |
Andere Ausgaben - Alle anzeigen
The Rise of the Global Left: The World Social ..., Band 1,Ausgaben 84277-84803 Boaventura De Sousa Santos Eingeschränkte Leseprobe - 2006 |
The Rise of the Global Left: The World Social Forum and Beyond Boaventura De Sousa Santos Eingeschränkte Leseprobe - 2008 |
Häufige Begriffe und Wortgruppen
activities African Social African Social Forum aimed alternative Brazil Brazilian capitalism capitalist cent Charter of Principles civil society cleavages collective action conception concerns concrete confrontation contact zone context counter-hegemonic globalization create credible criteria critical cultural debate decisions delegates democratic depolarized dialogue dimension direct action discussed diversity domination e-mail ecology of knowledges epistemological European Social Forum evaluation experiences feminist forms Global South groups hegemonic hegemonic globalization human rights idea identify India indigenous issue Latin America meetings methodology monoculture movements and NGOs movements and organizations Mumbai neo-liberal globalization Network objectives organizational organizations and movements Organizing Committee panels participants participatory democracy parties polycentric Porto Alegre practices production proposals PUSM question radical regional relations representative representative democracy resistance social emancipation social movements social struggles social transformation sociology of absences sociology of emergences space strategies thematic theory translation utopia violence workshops World Social Forum WSF process WSF’s Zapatista