International Civil Society: Social Movements in World PoliticsISBN: 978-0-7456-2555-3
Hardcover
232 pages
January 2002, Polity
Other Available Formats: Paperback
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This book provides a critical survey of recent approaches to the
study of civil society and international relations, presenting an
alternative historical and sociological account of the interaction
between these two spheres. It makes a theoretical case for the
importance of social movements in world politics arguing that
modern social movements emerging out of civil society have been
instrumental in shaping the contemporary international
system.
In this wide-ranging engagement with past and present
controversies in international relations, Colás shows how a
renewed conception of international civil society can illuminate
future possibilities for international social movement
activity.
This book will be of great interest to students and scholars of international relations, political sociology and social history, as well as those who seek to play a part in global politics.