RT Book
T1 The global right wing and the clash of world politics
T2 Cambridge studies in contentious politics
A1 Bob, Clifford 1958-
LA English
PP New York
PB Cambridge University Press
YR 2012
UL https://www.ixtheo.de/Record/1734878851
AB "Human rights, environmentalism, and global justice: these transnational movements today face fierce opposition from networks of conservative activists promoting contrary aims. In this groundbreaking book, Clifford Bob analyzes the clashes, proposing a new model of global policy making - and unmaking. This highlights the battle of networks, marked by exclusionary strategies, negative tactics, and dissuasive ideas. Bob first investigates the fight over gay rights, in which a coalition of religious conservatives, the "Baptist-burqa" network, confronts human rights groups at the United Nations and in such countries as Sweden, Romania, and Uganda. Next, he examines conflicts over gun control, pitting firearms enthusiasts against disarmament and safety advocates in the UN, Brazil, and elsewhere. Bob's provocative findings extend beyond the culture wars. With its critical conclusions about norms, activists, and institutions, this book will change how campaigners fight, analysts study international issues, and all of us think about global politics"--
AB 1. Clashing networks in world politics -- 2. Making and unmaking policy -- 3. Culture wars gone global: gay rights vs. the Baptist-burqa network -- 4. Litigating for the lord: American attorneys and European sexualities -- 5. Shootout at United Nations Plaza: warring over global gun control -- 6. Battlefield Brazil: national disarmament and international activism -- 7. Conclusion.
NO Includes bibliographical references and index
CN JZ4841
SN 1139223496
SN 1139216961
SN 113903104X
SN 9781139216968
SN 9781139031042
SN 9781139223492
K1 Right and left (Political science) : History : 21st century
K1 Political activists : History : 21st century
K1 Social Conflict : Political aspects
K1 Culture and globalization
K1 Non-governmental organizations : Political activity
K1 POLITICAL SCIENCE ; General
K1 POLITICAL SCIENCE ; Political Ideologies ; Conservatism & Liberalism
K1 Non-governmental organizations ; Political activity
K1 Political activists
K1 Right and left (Political science)
K1 Social conflict ; Political aspects
K1 History