Activists beyond Borders: Advocacy Networks in International Politics

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Cornell University Press, Feb 15, 2014 - Political Science - 240 pages

Valuable reading for anyone concerned with contemporary dynamics of social change. ― International Affairs

Margaret E. Keck and Kathryn Sikkink examine a type of pressure group that has been largely ignored by political analysts: networks of activists that coalesce and operate across national frontiers. Their targets may be international organizations or the policies of particular states. Historical examples of such transborder alliances include anti-slavery and woman suffrage campaigns. In the past two decades, transnational activism has had a significant impact in human rights, especially in Latin America, and advocacy networks have strongly influenced environmental politics as well. The authors also examine the emergence of an international campaign around violence against women.

 

Contents

Preface
Historical Precursors to Modern Transnational Advocacy
Human Rights Advocacy Networks in Latin America
Environmental Advocacy Networks
Transnational Networks on Violence against Women
Conclusions
Abbreviations
Copyright

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About the author (2014)

Margaret E. Keck is Professor of Political Science at the Johns Hopkins University. She is the author of The Workers' Party and Democratization in Brazil and the coauthor of Greening Brazil: Environmental Activism in State and Society. Kathryn Sikkink is McKnight Presidential Chair in Political Science and Regents Professor of Political Science at the University of Minnesota, and is an affiliated faculty member at the University of Minnesota Law School. Her other books include, as author, Ideas and Institutions: Developmentalism in Brazil and Argentina and, as coeditor, Restructuring World Politics: Transnational Social Movements, Networks, and Norms.

Bibliographic information

TitleActivists beyond Borders: Advocacy Networks in International Politics
AuthorsMargaret E. Keck, Kathryn A. Sikkink
PublisherCornell University Press, 2014
ISBN0801471281, 9780801471285
Length240 pages
Subjects ›  › 

Political Science / Human Rights
Political Science / International Relations / General
Political Science / World / General
Social Science / Activism & Social Justice
  
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