Civil Society and Global Poverty by Clive Gabay - 9781138819887

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Civil Society and Global PovertyHegemony, Inclusivity, Legitimacy\nAuthor(s): Clive Gabay\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138819887, 978-1138819887\nSynopsis\nThe Global Call to Action against Poverty (GCAP) is worlds largest civil society movement fighting against poverty and inequality, incorporating over 100 affiliated country-level coalitions. It has become a significant global actor and its annual days of mobilisation now attract over 175 million people around the world. \n\nThis book seeks to explore GCAPs power and its embodiment of emancipatory change. It develops a framework that assesses its external power as an actor by exploring how power works in it, and the relationship between the two. Gabay demonstrates that GCAP, and actors like it, may transcend some of the obstructions they face in navigating and proposing alternatives to dominant codes and practices of neo-liberal globalisation. Thematically.