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Counter-Hegemonic Networks and The Transformation of Global Climate Politics: Rethinking Movement-State Relations

Smith, Jackie (2013) Counter-Hegemonic Networks and The Transformation of Global Climate Politics: Rethinking Movement-State Relations. Global Discourse: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Current Affairs and Applied Contemporary Thought , 4 (1). pp. 1-19.

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Abstract

Global financial and ecological crises have fueled the diffusion of ideas and discourses that
challenge US hegemony and global capitalism and support the expansion of counter-
hegemonic alliances between states and social movements. Social movements are calling
for rights for Mother Earth and for the development of new measures of well-being,
putting forward increasingly credible alternatives to the state-led, market-based
approaches to reducing greenhouse gas emissions. This paper traces the social movement
processes that have advanced ecological and social justice critiques of capitalist development. It explores how regional and global networks of states and movements have contributed to the growing political salience of new claims and discourses that respond to the ecological threats posed by global warming. These observations reveal how social
movement challenges contribute to an expanding realm of global politics that transgresses the traditional boundaries of the inter-state arena, calling for adaptations to our theoretical frameworks for understanding global social change.

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Item Type: Article
Status: Published
Creators/Authors:
CreatorsEmailPitt UsernameORCID
Smith, Jackiejgsmith@pitt.eduJGSMITH
Date: 2013
Date Type: Publication
Access Restriction: No restriction; Release the ETD for access worldwide immediately.
Journal or Publication Title: Global Discourse: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Current Affairs and Applied Contemporary Thought
Volume: 4
Number: 1
Page Range: pp. 1-19
DOI or Unique Handle: 10.1080/23269995.2013.874111
Institution: University of Pittsburgh
Schools and Programs: Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences > Sociology
Refereed: Yes
Article Type: Research Article
Date Deposited: 10 Sep 2015 18:46
Last Modified: 15 Nov 2016 14:30
URI: http://d-scholarship.pitt.edu/id/eprint/26122

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