Advocacy in Conflict

Critical Perspectives on Transnational Activism

Häftad, Engelska, 2015

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Beskrivning

Conflicts in Africa, Asia and Latin America have become a common focus of advocacy by Western celebrities and NGOs. This provocative volume delves into the realities of these efforts, which have often involved compromising on integrity in pursuit of profile and influence.Examining the methods used by Western advocates, how they relate to campaigns in the countries concerned, and their impact, expert authors evaluate the successes and failures of past advocacy campaigns and offer constructive criticism of current efforts. Taking in a range of high-profile case studies, including campaigns for democracy in Burma and Latin America, for the rights of Palestinians in Gaza, and opposing the Lord’s Resistance Army in Uganda, the authors challenge the assumptions set forth by advocacy organizations.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2015-05-14
Mått:136 x 214 x 22 mm
Vikt:400 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:312
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN:9781783602728

Utforska kategorier

Politisk aktivism inom Samhälle och politik

Mer om författaren

Alex de Waal is executive director of the World Peace Foundation and a research professor at the Fletcher School, Tufts University. He is considered one of the foremost experts on Sudan and the Horn of Africa, and his scholarship and practice have also probed humanitarian crisis and response, human rights, HIV/AIDS and governance in Africa, and conflict and peace-building. He was a member of the African Union mediation team for Darfur (2005-06) and senior adviser to the African Union High-Level Implementation Panel for Sudan (2009-11). He was on the list of Foreign Policy’s 100 most influential public intellectuals in 2008 and Atlantic Monthly’s 27 ‘brave thinkers’ in 2009.

Recensioner i media

This highly informative book is full of eye-opening case studies and is a must-read for all activists that genuinely care about the political empowerment of communities affected by conflict.

Innehållsförteckning

Preface1. Introduction: Transnational Advocacy in Contention - Jennifer Ambrose, Casey Hogle, Trisha Taneja and Keren Yohannes2. Genealogies of Transnational Activism - Alex de Waal3. Burma's Struggle for Democracy: A Critical Appraisal - Maung Zarni with Trisha Taneja4. The Janus Face of International Activism and Guatemala's Indigenous Peoples - Roddy Brett5. Advocacy Delegitimized: The Convoluted Case of Gaza - Anat Biletzki6. Conflict Minerals in Congo: The Consequences of Oversimplification - Laura Seay7. 'Make Him Famous': The Single Conflict Narrative of Kony and Kony2012 - Mareike Schomerus8. Getting Away with Mass Murder: The SPLA and Its American Lobbies - Alex de Waal 9. From Whose Perspective Anyway? The Quest for African Disability Rights Activism - Tsitsi Chataika, Maria Berghs, Abraham Mateta and Kudzai Shava10. Activism and the Arms Trade: Exposing the Shadow World - Andrew Feinstein and Alex de Waal 11. A Right to Land? Activism against Land Grabbing in Africa - Rachel Ibreck 12. Conclusion: Reclaiming Activism - Casey Hogle, Trisha Taneja, Keren Yohannes and Jennifer Ambrose