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Margaret E. Keck - Activists Beyond Borders: Advocacy Networks in International Politics - 9780801484568 - V9780801484568
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Activists Beyond Borders: Advocacy Networks in International Politics

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Description for Activists Beyond Borders: Advocacy Networks in International Politics Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, 5. BIC Classification: JPA; JPS; JPWD; JPWF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 354. Advocacy Networks in International Politics. 240 pages, 2 tables, 3 line drawings. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: JPA; JPS; JPWD; JPWF. Dimension: 233 x 155 x 15. Weight: 348.

In Activists beyond Borders, Margaret E. Keck and Kathryn Sikkink examine a type of pressure group that has been largely ignored by political analysts: networks of activists that coalesce and operate across national frontiers. Their targets may be international organizations or the policies of particular states. Historical examples of such transborder alliances include anti-slavery and woman suffrage campaigns. In the past two decades, transnational activism has had a significant impact in human rights, especially in Latin America, and advocacy networks have strongly influenced environmental politics as well. The authors also examine the emergence of an international campaign around violence against ... Read more

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Product Details

Publisher
Cornell University Press
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Condition
New
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
Ithaca, United States
ISBN
9780801484568
SKU
V9780801484568
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About Margaret E. Keck
Margaret E. Keck is Professor of Political Science at the Johns Hopkins University. She is the author of The Workers' Party and Democratization in Brazil and the coauthor of Greening Brazil: Environmental Activism in State and Society. Kathryn Sikkink is McKnight Presidential Chair in Political Science and Regents Professor of Political Science at the University of Minnesota, and is an ... Read more

Reviews for Activists Beyond Borders: Advocacy Networks in International Politics
Activists beyond Borders is one of the finest books on global social activism to come our in recent years. It breaks new ground by offering a theory of grassroots international activism.... The book is chalked full of lessons for labor and other social activists.... The book is inspiring.
Dollars and Sense
An important new contribution.... The challenge the ... Read more

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