Handbook on World Social Forum Activism

by Scott Byrd, Jackie Smith, Elizabeth Smythe, et al.

Book Overview

The World Social Forums began in 2001 as a civil society countersummit to the World Economic Forum, an annual gathering of global corporate and political elite that shapes global economic policies. Since then the World Social Forums have become the premier focal point for a diverse array of movements and associations advancing alternative visions of globalization. The World Social Forum process encompasses a variety of meetings and networking activities...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1594519471
• ISBN13: 9781594519475
• Release Date: March 2015
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 476 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 9.1"