The Global Legitimacy Game: Civil Society, Globalization and Protest

by Alison Van Rooy

Overview

There is a heated debate underway on the legitimacy of global activists, a war of words (and sometimes stones and teargas) that is rarely examined from top to bottom. This latest book by Canadian commentator Van Rooy scrutinizes the new legitimacy rules, arguing that they have real impact on how our world is governed. In dissecting representation, rights, experience, expertise, moral authority and other evolving rules of legitimation, Van Rooy points to her own proposals for global supplementary democracy.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781403934918
Publisher:	Palgrave Macmillan UK
Publication date:	05/25/2004
Series:	Palgrave Texts in International Political Economy
Edition description:	2004
Pages:	194
Product dimensions:	5.51(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.02(d)

About the Author

ALISON VAN ROOY'S research on civil society includes Nongovernmental Voices in Multilateral Organizations (an ongoing series at The North-South Institute), the Canadian Development Report 1999: Civil Society and Global Change (1999); and Civil Society and the Aid Industry (1998). She is currently on leave from the Canadian International Development Agency.

Table of Contents

Introduction: Gorillas, Ants, Elephants, Canaries The Civil Society Thing: Who, What, Why, Where, How? Activism's Bumper Decade The Legitimacy Game: The Representation Rules The Legitimacy Game: The Other Rules The Legitimacy Game: The Hidden Rules The Crisis of Global Governance and a Compromise Solution

Editorial Reviews

'a well structured examination of the ways in which the 'legitimacy' debate is unfolding. The book has a logical and expository structure, the arguments are tightly managed in clear, jargon-free language, and they are backed by solid examples and quotes. [...] excellent and strategically useful volume.' - Development In Practice

'Clear, concise, and well-written...Overall, this is an excellent book and well worth reading.' - Hall Gardner, The European Legacy

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