A World to Win

Synopsis

In This Time Of Economic, Ecological And Social Crises, A Diverse Array Of Collective Movements Carry The Possibilities Of Deep Democratization And Alternative Futures. A World To Win Brings These Movements Alive As Agents Of History-in-the-making. It Situates Quebec Student Strikers, Indigenous Resistance And Resurgence, Occupy, Workers, Feminist And Queer Movements And Many Others In Their Struggle Against The Hegemonic Institutions Of Capitalism. Using Theory And Case Studies, This Book Articulates The Particular Histories And Structures Facing Social Movements While Also Building Bridges To Comprehensive Analyses Of Our Current Era Of Crisis And Change--in Canada And The World. Contributors To A World To Win Include Well-known Political And Social Theorists, Activist-intellectuals Who Have Made Significant Contributions To Movement Politics And Emerging Voices In This Field. Bridging The Conceptual And The Practical, This Book Will Be Of Value To Activists Whose Interventions Can Be Sharpened Through Critical Reflection And To Students And Scholars Who Will Find Pathways To Activism.-- Machine Generated Contents Note: Surveying The Changing Landscape Of Dissent -- Social Movements And Counter-hegemony / William K. Carroll -- Political Economy And Culture In Mobilizing For Change / Barry D. Adam -- Neoliberalism And Its Discontents: Austerity And Resistance In An Age Of Crisis / David Mcnally -- Political Ecology And Counter-hegemonic Politics / Laurie Adkin -- Globalization, Movements And The Decentred State / Warren Magnusson -- Consent, Coercion And The Criminalization Of Dissent / Craig Fortier -- The Political Vocabulary Of The Post-new Left: How Activists Articulate Their Politics And Why It Matters / Steve D'arcy -- Movement Strategies And Practices -- Some Key Cases -- Infrastructure Of Dissent: The Case Of The Quebec Student Movement / Alan Sears -- Not Just Another Social Movement: Indigenous Resistance And Resurgence / Cliff (kam'ayaam/chachim'multhnii) Atleo -- Placing Disability Politics: Uneven Sitings Of Dissenting Bodies / Catriona Johnson -- From Resisting Police Raids To Charter Rights: Queer And Aids Organizing In The 1980s / Gary Kinsman -- The Power Of Fossil Fuel Divestment (and Its Secret) / Peter Gibbs -- Blame Canada: Environmental Movements, National Media And Canada's Reputation As A Climate Villain / David B. Tindall -- No One Is Illegal: Undoing Borders / Harsha Walia -- On Solidarity And Counter-hegemony -- Internationalizing The Struggle: From Slogans To Class Politics / Sam Gindin -- Does Direct Action Get The Goods? The Possibilities And Limits Of Solidarity Networks / Jordan House -- Solidarity With Whom? Occupy Wall Street And Responsibility To The Other(s) / Michael Bueckert -- Synergy Between Feminism And The Left: Two Moments In The Genealogy Of Feminism As A Political Movement / Jacinthe Michaud. Edited By William K. Carroll And Kanchan Sarker. Includes Bibliographical References. Issued Also In Electronic Format.