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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Richard Youngs (Senior Fellow, Senior Fellow, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace)Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc Imprint: Oxford University Press Inc Dimensions: Width: 23.90cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 16.00cm Weight: 0.394kg ISBN: 9780190931704ISBN 10: 0190931701 Pages: 192 Publication Date: 24 January 2019 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsReviewsA most timely book on the components and complexities, including the digital dimension, of new forms of civic activism and how they relate to old-style, long-standing NGOs. Youngs explains successes and failures of large-scale protests across the world in recent years and unravels the ways in which the new activism contributes to democracy. His analysis has important implications for international diplomacy and global politics, and governments, foundations and multilateral organizations that support civil society. -Annalisa Ciampi, Professor of International Law, Verona University, and former UN Special Rapporteur This book wonderfully chronicles how civil society is changing before our eyes; the interplay of old and new forms of civic activism, the blurring of institutional formations and geographical boundaries, the need to protect civic space coupled with new opportunities to strengthen citizen participation, and, indeed, the opportunity to reimagine democracy itself. Richard's book will be just as useful a roadmap for those in social movements as for chief executives of large organisations. -Dhananjayan Sriskandarajah, CEO, Oxfam-Great Britain This artfully written book shines a bright light on the vast variety of civic activism across the contemporary world. It offers us compelling arguments about what's new and why -- and then moves on to offer practical lessons about when the new civic activism advances democracy, when it doesn't and how outside actors might boost better outcomes. Activists, scholars and policymakers will find this a worthwhile read. -Nancy Bermeo, Nuffield Senior Research Fellow, University of Oxford A most timely book on the components and complexities, including the digital dimension, of new forms of civic activism and how they relate to old-style, long-standing NGOs. Youngs explains successes and failures of large-scale protests across the world in recent years and unravels the ways in which the new activism contributes to democracy. His analysis has important implications for international diplomacy and global politics, and governments, foundations and multilateral organizations that support civil society. -Annalisa Ciampi, Professor of International Law, Verona University, and former UN Special Rapporteur This book wonderfully chronicles how civil society is changing before our eyes; the interplay of old and new forms of civic activism, the blurring of institutional formations and geographical boundaries, the need to protect civic space coupled with new opportunities to strengthen citizen participation, and, indeed, the opportunity to reimagine democracy itself. Richard's book will be just as useful a roadmap for those in social movements as for chief executives of large organisations. -Dhananjayan Sriskandarajah, CEO, Oxfam-Great Britain This artfully written book shines a bright light on the vast variety of civic activism across the contemporary world. It offers us compelling arguments about what's new and why -- and then moves on to offer practical lessons about when the new civic activism advances democracy, when it doesn't and how outside actors might boost better outcomes. Activists, scholars and policymakers will find this a worthwhile read. -Nancy Bermeo, Nuffield Senior Research Fellow, University of Oxford A most timely book on the components and complexities, including the digital dimension, of new forms of civic activism and how they relate to old-style, long-standing NGOs. Youngs explains successes and failures of large-scale protests across the world in recent years and unravels the ways in which the new activism contributes to democracy. His analysis has important implications for international diplomacy and global politics, and governments, foundations and multilateral organizations that support civil society. -Annalisa Ciampi, Professor of International Law, Verona University, and former UN Special Rapporteur This book wonderfully chronicles how civil society is changing before our eyes; the interplay of old and new forms of civic activism, the blurring of institutional formations and geographical boundaries, the need to protect civic space coupled with new opportunities to strengthen citizen participation, and, indeed, the opportunity to reimagine democracy itself. Richard's book will be just as useful a roadmap for those in social movements as for chief executives of large organisations. -Dhananjayan Sriskandarajah, CEO, Oxfam-Great Britain This artfully written book shines a bright light on the vast variety of civic activism across the contemporary world. It offers us compelling arguments about what's new and why -- and then moves on to offer practical lessons about when the new civic activism advances democracy, when it doesn't and how outside actors might boost better outcomes. Activists, scholars and policymakers will find this a worthwhile read. -Nancy Bermeo, Nuffield Senior Research Fellow, University of Oxford Author InformationRichard Youngs is Senior Fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and Professor of International Relations at the University of Warwick, UK. He is author of 12 books, including Europe Reset and Europe's Eastern Crisis most recently. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |