Street Protests and Fantasy Parks

Globalization, Culture, and the State

David R. Cameron, Janice Gross Stein (Herausgeber)

Buch | Softcover

192 Seiten

2002
University of British Columbia Press (Verlag)
978-0-7748-0881-1 (ISBN)

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This volume focuses on two dimensions of globalization: the cultural and social realities of global connection and the uneasily shifting role of the state. Through a series of case studies, the editors assess the choices states have and the consequences of those choices for culture and society.

The speed and intensity of global integration in the last twodecades have provoked serious debate about the human impact ofglobalization and deep concern about the capacity of the state toprovide social justice. Street Protests and Fantasy Parksfocuses on two dimensions of globalization: the cultural and socialrealities of global connection and the uneasily shifting role of thestate.

While global processes are fusing societies and economies moredeeply than ever before, the editors argue that obituaries for thestate are premature, if not wholly inappropriate. These essays examinea series of compelling case studies - the entertainment industry,citizenship, social activism, and wired communication - to assess thechoices states have and the consequences of those choices for cultureand society.

Despite the seismic changes that globalization has wrought upongovernments, the state remains as the last, best guardian of itspeople. This book - of vital importance to policy makers, the media,social activists, and academics - explains why that is so.

David R. Cameron is a professor in the Department ofPolitical Science, University of Toronto. Janice GrossStein is Director, Munk Centre for International Studies,University of Toronto.

Preface

1. Street Protests and Fantasy Parks / David R. Cameron andJanice Gross Stein

2. The Global Entertainment Economy / John Hannigan

3. Transnationalism, Diasporic Communities, and Changing Identity:Implications for Canadian Citizenship Policy / Lloyd L.Wong

4. Civil Society Activism on the World Wide Web: The Case of theAnti-MAI Lobby / Ronald J. Deibert

5. Communication and Globalization: A Challenge for Public Policy /Marc Raboy

6. The State As Place amid Shifting Spaces / David R. Cameronand Janice Gross Stein

Appendix A: Posting to the MAI-NOT Listserv

Appendix B: Global Communication Policy Environment

Bibliography

Contributors

Index

Erscheint lt. Verlag	14.5.2002
Verlagsort	Vancouver
Sprache	englisch
Maße	159 x 235 mm
Gewicht	300 g
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
ISBN-10	0-7748-0881-0 / 0774808810
ISBN-13	978-0-7748-0881-1 / 9780774808811
Zustand	Neuware