Lse/Ucla Release Study of the Influence of International Citizen and Nonprofit Advocacy Organizations

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"A regressive form of globalization has emerged," says Mary Kaldor, professor at the London School of Economics, "that favors globalization only if it strengthens national positions, and if it is likely to benefit key political stakeholders-and irrespective of the negative consequences for others." This perspective is challenged by the manifestation of global civil society that includes social forums, transnational networks of activists, and nongovernmental organizations. According to UCLA professor Helmut Anheier, "they are a source of dissent and innovation, a counter- veiling force to 'big government' and 'big corporations alike.'"

The Global Civil Society 2003 yearbook, produced jointly by the Centre for the Study of Global Governance at London School of Economics, and the Center for Civil Society at the University of California, Los Angeles, has been described as the standard work on this topic, being indispensable to both activists and social scientists. This remarkable Yearbook, the third of an annual publication, is the outcome of an on-going collaborative effort that involves hundreds of scholars, practitioners and activists from around the world.

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Lse/Ucla Release Study of the Influence of International Citizen and Nonprofit Advocacy Organizations

On Wednesday, February 11, from 4:30 - 6 p.m., the UCLA Center for Civil Society, the London School of ...

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