Deftly demonstrates how the rise and fall of social movements
throughout history is closely linked to economic and political
developments. In the early decades of the twenty-first century, an
international movement to slow the pace of climate change
mushroomed across the globe. The self-proclaimed Climate Justice
movement urges immediate action to reduce carbon emissions and
calls for the adoption of bold new policies to address global
warming before irreversible and catastrophic damage threatens the
habitability of the planet. On another front, since the 1980s,
multiple waves of resistance have occurred around the world against
the uneven transition from state-led development to the neoliberal
globalization project. Both Climate Justice and Anti-Austerity
movements represent the urgency of understanding how global change
affects the ability of citizens around the world to mobilize and
protect themselves from planetary warming and the loss of social
protections granted in earlier eras. In Global Struggles and Social
Change, Christopher Chase-Dunn and Paul Almeida explore how global
change stimulates the formation and shape of such movements.
Contending that large-scale economic shifts condition the pattern
of social movement mobilizations around the world, the authors
trace these trends back to premodern societies, revealing how
severe disruptions of indigenous communities led to innovative
collective actions throughout history. Drawing on historical case
studies, world system and protest event analysis, and social
networks, they also examine the influence of global change
processes on local, national, and transnational social movements
and explain how in turn these movements shape institutional shifts.
Touching on hot-button topics, including global warming, immigrant
rights protests, the rise of right-wing populism, and the 2008
financial crisis, the book also explores a broad range of premodern
social movements from indigenous people in the Americas,
Mesopotamia, and China. The authors pay special attention to
periods of disruption and external threats, as well as the role of
elites, emotions, charisma, and religion or spirituality in shaping
protest movements. Providing sweeping coverage, Global Struggles
and Social Change is perfect for students and anyone interested in
globalization, international and comparative politics, political
sociology, and communication studies.
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