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Global Civil Society and the Lessons of European Environmentalism

Rootes, Christopher (2004) Global Civil Society and the Lessons of European Environmentalism. In: Taylor, Rupert, ed. Creating a Better World: interpreting global civil society. Kumarian Press, Bloomfield, CT, pp. 147-169. ISBN 1-56549-188-2. (doi:10.1023/A:1022066111284) (The full text of this publication is not currently available from this repository. You may be able to access a copy if URLs are provided) (KAR id:15429)

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Abstract

To illuminate the obstacles to the development of a global civil society, the experience of the most developed transnational social movement—the environmental movement—in the most developed supranational political system—the European Union—is considered. National differences are shown to be persistent and there is little evidence of Europeanization. It is argued that the impediments to the development of a global civil society are yet greater and that, despite the advent of antiglobalization protests, global civil society remains an aspiration rather thanan accomplished fact

Item Type: Book section
DOI/Identification number: 10.1023/A:1022066111284
Uncontrolled keywords: globalization; civil society; environmentalism; European Union; social movements; protest.
Subjects: H Social Sciences
J Political Science
Divisions: Divisions > Division for the Study of Law, Society and Social Justice > School of Social Policy, Sociology and Social Research
Depositing User: G.T. Swain
Date Deposited: 29 May 2009 15:31 UTC
Last Modified: 16 Nov 2021 09:53 UTC
Resource URI: https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/15429 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)

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