Globalization and Social Movements: Islamism, Feminism, and the Global Justice Movement - Softcover

The author presents a detailed discussion of the different types of Islamist groups, how the women's movement sees different frames and collective action repertoires, and how international and global processes of social, political, and economic change influence all of these. Recommended. CHOICE Moghadam's new book continues in ... furthering our understanding of the connections between the process of globalization and social movement activity... I applaud Moghadam's ability to draw clear connections among distinct globalizations processes... Social movement scholars would do well to read this timely and theoretically pertinent book... It would be an excellent book for advanced undergraduate and graduate students in international studies, political science, sociology, anthropology, history, or women's and gender studies programs. Mobilization Val Moghadam has given us the gift we have all been waiting for: a sensible, manageable introduction to social movements in our globalizing world. Plus, she uses a reader-friendly style all too rare in the social sciences. Her own considerable expertise in this area does not get in the way of the big picture. -- James M. Jasper, CUNY Graduate Center Moghadam provides a highly accessible and thorough analysis of the most challenging conflicts in the world-system-gender inequality and religious fundamentalism. This excellent synthesis of literature on globalization, social movements, and conflict will be valuable for students and scholars alike. -- Jackie Smith, University of Pittsburgh Moghadam's timely and innovative study begins with the observation that while globalization has political, economic, and cultural aspects, its neoliberal capitalist dimension has brought devastating effects of exclusion by increasing inequality of class, gender, and race. Deeply insightful and highly readable, this book will become a classic among scholars as easily as it will find a home in the classroom. -- Jillian Schwedler, University of Massachusetts at Amherst Val Moghadam has delivered a panoramic view of global social movements today, drawing on her unparalleled studies of Islamism, transnational feminisms, and the global justice movement. We are all in her debt, progressive scholars and inquisitive activists alike. -- John Foran, University of California at Santa Barbara

A second edition of this book is now available. What is the connection between globalization and social movements? How have people collectively responded to globalization? Have social movements changed to better confront globalization's economic, political, and cultural manifestations and challenges? And how are contemporary social movements and networks affecting the progression of globalization? This clear and concise book addresses these key questions, deftly combining nuanced theory with rich empirical examples. Leading scholar Valentine M. Moghadam focuses especially on three transnational social movements-Islamism, feminism, and global justice-to explore how both physical and electronic mobility has helped to create dynamic global movements.