The New Global Politics by Harry Vanden, Peter Funke, Gary Pr... - 9781138353671

The New Global PoliticsGlobal Social Movements in the Twenty-First Century\nAuthor(s): Harry Vanden, Peter Funke, Gary Prevost\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138353671, 978-1138353671\nSynopsis\nOver the past decade, there has been an unprecedented mobilization of street protests worldwide, from the demonstrations that helped bring progressive governments to power in Latin America, to the Arab Spring, to Occupy movements in the United States and Europe, to democracy protests in China. This edited volume investigates the current status, nature and dynamics of the new politics that characterizes social movements from around the world that are part of this revolutionary wave.\n\nSpanning case studies from Latin America, North and South Africa, the Middle East, Asia, Europe, and North America, this volume examines the varied manifestations of the current cycle of protest, which emerged from the Global South and sp.