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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"Alejandro Colás takes a critical, and historically informed,
look at the international spread of social movements, and of what
is termed "civil society". Stressing that the components of civil
society are in their very origins international, and that they have
done much to shape the international system itself, Colás at
the same time questions much prevailing analysis of the direction
and impact of such groups. At once engaged and rigorous, this book
will be of interest to students of international relations,
politics and sociology, as much as it will challenge those who are
engaged in international civil society itself." Fred Halliday,
London School of Economics and Political Science
“It is no exaggeration to say that International Civil Society is probably the best single IR volume on this topic. In a set of tightly-argued and well-written chapters, Colas seeks to bring some much needed rigour to the ongoing debates about what is more commonly dubbed global civil society, themselves a significant part of the larger debates about globalization.” Millennium