Advocacy in conflict : critical perspectives on transnational activism
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Advocacy in conflict : critical perspectives on transnational activism
Zed Books, 2015
- : pbk
Available at 3 libraries
  Aomori
  Iwate
  Miyagi
  Akita
  Yamagata
  Fukushima
  Ibaraki
  Tochigi
  Gunma
  Saitama
  Chiba
  Tokyo
  Kanagawa
  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
  Belgium
  Netherlands
  Sweden
  Norway
  United States of America
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Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Conflicts in Africa, Asia and Latin America have become a common focus of advocacy by Western celebrities and NGOs. This provocative volume delves into the realities of these efforts, which have often involved compromising on integrity in pursuit of profile and influence.
Examining the methods used by Western advocates, how they relate to campaigns in the countries concerned, and their impact, expert authors evaluate the successes and failures of past advocacy campaigns and offer constructive criticism of current efforts. Taking in a range of high-profile case studies, including campaigns for democracy in Burma and Latin America, for the rights of Palestinians in Gaza, and opposing the Lord's Resistance Army in Uganda, the authors challenge the assumptions set forth by advocacy organizations.
Table of Contents
Preface
1. Introduction: Transnational Advocacy in Contention - Jennifer Ambrose, Casey Hogle, Trisha Taneja and Keren Yohannes
2. Genealogies of Transnational Activism - Alex de Waal
3. Burma's Struggle for Democracy: A Critical Appraisal - Maung Zarni with Trisha Taneja
4. The Janus Face of International Activism and Guatemala's Indigenous Peoples - Roddy Brett
5. Advocacy Delegitimized: The Convoluted Case of Gaza - Anat Biletzki
6. Conflict Minerals in Congo: The Consequences of Oversimplification - Laura Seay
7. 'Make Him Famous': The Single Conflict Narrative of Kony and Kony2012 - Mareike Schomerus
8. Getting Away with Mass Murder: The SPLA and Its American Lobbies - Alex de Waal
9. From Whose Perspective Anyway? The Quest for African Disability Rights Activism - Tsitsi Chataika, Maria Berghs, Abraham Mateta and Kudzai Shava
10. Activism and the Arms Trade: Exposing the Shadow World - Andrew Feinstein and Alex de Waal
11. A Right to Land? Activism against Land Grabbing in Africa - Rachel Ibreck
12. Conclusion: Reclaiming Activism - Casey Hogle, Trisha Taneja, Keren Yohannes and Jennifer Ambrose
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