Globalization and Contestation

This study shows how globalization is 'contestable' in many different ways and how the counter-movements we have seen emerging over the last decade also 'bear witness' on behalf of an alternative human future.

1. Globalization: A New Social, Political and Cultural Matrix 2. Contestation: Societal Reactions to the Free Market 3. Transnational Social Movements: From the First International to the World Social Forum 4. The Anti-Globalization Movement: From Seattle (1999) to the Future 5. Transnational Political Fora: Actors, Issues and Prospects 6. Local Transnationalisms: Workers, Peasants and Environmentalists 7. Reaction and Globalization: Nationalists, Patriots and Jihadists 8. The Great Counter-Movement: Empires, Multitude and Social Transformation