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The writing out of agency from the study of globalization resulted in its portrayal as an uncontrollable, unstoppable and unchangeable force. Ordinary people have been conceptualized as victims or beneficiaries. Alternatively, grassroots activism has been romantically portrayed as an unproblematic force for good. Inspired by the work of Mary Kaldor on global civil society and new wars, the authors explore complex, counterintuitive and even unintended forms and consequences of bottom-up politics as the state loses its dominance as a political actor in the global era. Leading theorists such as Albrow, Falk, Held, Rothschild and Sassen, together with young scholars demonstrate the importance of agency to our understanding of globalization. They offer a critical evaluation of bottom-up politics from a variety of disciplines, including those of sociology, law, economics, history and politics. The book is an invaluable guide to a paradigm shift not just in studying but also in doing politics.

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Book category Knihy po anglicky Society & social sciences Society & culture: general Social issues & processes

• Full title: Bottom-Up Politics
• Subtitle: An Agency-Centred Approach to Globalization
• Author: D. Kostovicova, M. Glasius
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardback
• Number of pages: 265
• EAN: 9780230280328
• ISBN: 0230280323
• ID: 04553411
• Publisher: PALGRAVE MACMILLAN
• Weight: 468 g
• Dimensions: 147 × 217 × 22 mm
• Date of publishing: 22. November 2011

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