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Exploring Connections Between Global Integration and Political Mobilization

Smith, Jackie (2004) Exploring Connections Between Global Integration and Political Mobilization. Journal of World-Systems Research. 255 - 285.

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Abstract

<jats:p>With the end of the Cold War, military security issues declined on the international agenda as environmental, economic, and social issues rose. As superpower con?ict faded from the international agenda, space was created for new attempts at multilateral problem-solving. How have these changes a?ected the prospects for transnational organizing? Using data from the Yearbook of International Associations this paper explores changes in the size, issue focus, geographic makeup, and organizational structure of the population of transnational social movement organizations (TSMOs) in recent decades. While not the only form of transna-tional cooperation, these formal organizations provide important infrastructures for sustained transnational political work. Key ?ndings are that while the transnational social movement sector has continued to grow since the mid-20th century, its rate of growth has slowed in the 1990s. Also, human rights and environment predominate on TSMO issue-agendas, but during the 1990s more groups emphasized economic issues and adopted multi-issue organizing frames over single-issue focuses. Newer groups were more likely to be organized regionally, that is within the global North or South, which may re?ect e?orts to develop structures to better connect local settings with global networks.</jats:p>


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Item Type: Article
Status: Published
Creators/Authors:
CreatorsEmailPitt UsernameORCID
Smith, Jackiejgsmith@pitt.eduJGSMITH0000-0002-4808-0391
Date: 26 February 2004
Date Type: Publication
Access Restriction: No restriction; Release the ETD for access worldwide immediately.
Journal or Publication Title: Journal of World-Systems Research
Publisher: University Library System, University of Pittsburgh
Page Range: 255 - 285
DOI or Unique Handle: 10.5195/jwsr.2004.312
Institution: University of Pittsburgh
Schools and Programs: Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences > Sociology
Refereed: Yes
Date Deposited: 21 Feb 2014 22:03
Last Modified: 03 Oct 2022 18:58
URI: http://d-scholarship.pitt.edu/id/eprint/20590

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