Counter-Globalization and Socialism in the 21st Century: The Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America

Author:   Thomas Muhr (University of Bristol, UK)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
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9780415669078


Pages:   272
Publication Date:   17 June 2013
Format:   Hardback
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ALBA and Counter-Globalization uses the case of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America - Peoples' Trade Agreement (ALBA-PTA) to invite to a re-thinking of resistance to global capitalism and the construction of socialism in the 21st century. Centred around the themes of democracy and justice, and the more general reconfiguration of the state-society relations and power geometries at the local, national, regional and global levels, the book provides theory-based case studies of the ALBA-PTA, from multiple disciplinary angles and geographical locations. ALBA and Counter-Globalization is at the forefront in the trend of interdisciplinary approaches to the study of social phenomena of global relevance. The book will be of interest to students and scholars of Latin American politics, and globalization and resistance.

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Author:   Thomas Muhr (University of Bristol, UK)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.660kg
ISBN:  

9780415669078


ISBN 10:   0415669073
Pages:   272
Publication Date:   17 June 2013
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

1. Introduction: The Enigma of Socialism Thomas Muhr Part I: Politics, Principles, Processes 2. Twenty-first Century Socialism: A Political and Pedagogical Act. Some Keys to Understanding Eduardo Leal Chacón 3. Counter-Globalisation and a Revolutionary Politics of Place and Space: The Transnational Construction of the ALBA--TCP in Nicaragua, El Salvador and the United States of America Thomas Muhr 4. The ALBA--TCP Council of Social Movements: A Double-Turn in Counter-hegemony Jennifer Martinez 5. Rethinking Legitimacy in International Law: the ALBA--TCP’s Place for Justice Mohsen Al Attar & Edward Miller Part II: Political Economy 6. Cuban Socialism: Inspiration to the ALBA--TCP Helen Yaffe 7. The New Strategic Regionalism in the ALBA--TCP: Alternatives to the Food and Energy Crises Maribel Aponte-García 8. The SUCRE and the ALBA--TCP Monetary Union: Responses from the South to the Global Crisis Antulio Rosales and Manuel Cerezal Part III: Culture, Education, the Environment 9. Cultural Policy and 21st Century Socialism Hazel Marsh 10. Post-secularity and Political Hope in 21st Century Socialism Lucia Michelutti 11. The Politics of the Audiovisual Cultural Revolution in Latin America and the Caribbean Libia Villazana 12. From the Local to the Regional and Back: Bolivia’s Politics of Decolonizing Education in the Context of the ALBA--TCP Mieke Lopes Cardozo and Jesse Strauss 13. Global Struggles for Climate Justice and the ALBA--TCP Council of Social Movements: An Activist Perspective Alice Cutler and Yasmine Brien

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"""Counter-Globalization and Socialism in the 21st Century is ground breaking in conceptualization and theoretical approach. Innovative and dynamic, it is just what is needed to stimulate thought on what 21st century socialism is or could be and how it might be achieved. The careful linkage of new forms of regional relations that became symbolized in the Venezuelan led Bolivarian Alliance for Peoples of Our America (ALBA) to domestic politics and productive relations, social movements and greater citizen participation is fascinating and precisely the type of linked analysis that is so necessary to understand anti-hegemonic counter globalization struggles in Latin America and throughout a post neoliberal world."" - Professor Harry E. Vanden, University of South Florida, USA. ""At times of crisis, discussions of fundamental alternatives, like those presented here, become particularly important – read them!"" - Professor Richard Peet, Clark University, USA."


Counter-Globalization and Socialism in the 21st Century is ground breaking in conceptualization and theoretical approach. Innovative and dynamic, it is just what is needed to stimulate thought on what 21st century socialism is or could be and how it might be achieved. The careful linkage of new forms of regional relations that became symbolized in the Venezuelan led Bolivarian Alliance for Peoples of Our America (ALBA) to domestic politics and productive relations, social movements and greater citizen participation is fascinating and precisely the type of linked analysis that is so necessary to understand anti-hegemonic counter globalization struggles in Latin America and throughout a post neoliberal world. - Professor Harry E. Vanden, University of South Florida, USA. At times of crisis, discussions of fundamental alternatives, like those presented here, become particularly important - read them! - Professor Richard Peet, Clark University, USA.


Counter-Globalization and Socialism in the 21st Century is ground breaking in conceptualization and theoretical approach. Innovative and dynamic, it is just what is needed to stimulate thought on what 21st century socialism is or could be and how it might be achieved. The careful linkage of new forms of regional relations that became symbolizedã in the Venezuelan led Bolivarian Alliance for Peoples of Our America (ALBA) to domestic politics and productive relations, social movements and greater citizen participation is fascinating and precisely the type of linked analysis that is so necessary to understand anti-hegemonic counter globalization struggles in Latin America and throughout a post neoliberal world. - Professor Harry E. Vanden, University of South Florida, USA. At times of crisis, discussions of fundamental alternatives, like those presented here, become particularly important - read them! - Professor Richard Peet, Clark University, USA.


At times of crisis, discussions of fundamental alternatives, like those presented here, become particularly important - read them! - Professor Richard Peet, Clark University, USA.


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Thomas Muhr is Research Associate in the Centre for Globalisation, Education and Societies (GES), Graduate Schhol of Education, University of Bristol.

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