Global justice movements demonstrate how new communication networks
are changing social movement strategy, enabling diverse groups to
come together under the rubric of globalization, energizing civic
society around global issues. This book analyzes the communication
strategies of global justice movements to explore the theoretical
implications of the globalization of the public sphere and
understand how social movements might achieve success in framing a
wide range of global issues in ways that appeal to a diverse global
audience. New technology enhance strategies of resource
mobilization that coordinate the efforts of individual activists.
The rhetoric of solidarity reveals how alliances within global
justice movements transcend ideological differences through
collective action to form counterhegemonic public spheres as a
component of global civil society. New technologies have changed
the infrastructure of social movements by linking distinct smaller
movements within networks of larger movements. Global justice
movements have changed the meaning of confrontation and dissent
through the development of a global citizenry, creating new
opportunities for civic deliberation worldwide.
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