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Overview
In this clear and compelling narrative, Dimitris Stevis and Terry Boswell explore the past accomplishments and the formidable challenges facing global union politics. Outlining the contradictions of globalization and global governance, they place this key social movement in a political economy framework as they argue that social movements can be fruitfully compared based on their emphases on egalitarianism and internationalism. Applying these concepts across time, the authors consider whether global union politics has become more active and more influential or has failed to rise to the challenge of global capitalism. All readers interested in global organizations, governance, and social movements will find this deeply informed work an essential resource.About the Author:
Dimitris Stevis is professor in the Department of Political Science at Colorado State University
About the Author:
Terry Boswell (1955-2006) was professor in the Department of Sociology at Emory University
Synopsis
Unions have long been a central force in the democratization of national and global governance, and this timely book examines the role of labor in fighting for a more democratic and equitable world. In a clear and compelling narrative, Dimitris Stevis and Terry Boswell explore the past accomplishments and the formidable challenges still facing global union politics. The authors consider whether global union politics has become more active and more influential or has failed to rise to the challenge of global capitalism. All readers interested in global organizations, governance, and social movements will find this deeply informed work an essential resource.
Editorials
Labor Studies Journal
This book is very well written and constructed. By basing their arguments in a political economic perspective, the authors are able to fully describe national, regional, and international governance. This book would be great for classes that wrestle with the problems and potential that globalization poses for the labor movement.— Jeffrey Cornelissen