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Democratic Innovation in the U.S. and European Social Forums

Smith, Jackie and Doerr, Nicole (2012) Democratic Innovation in the U.S. and European Social Forums. In: A Handbook of World Social Forum Activism. Paradigm, Boulder, CO, 339 - 359. ISBN UNSPECIFIED

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Abstract

Democratization is an ongoing, conflict-ridden process, resulting from contestation between social movements and political elites (Markoff 1996; Tilly 1984). The struggle to make elites more accountable to a larger public has produced the democratic institutions with which we are familiar, and it continues to shape and reconfigure these institutions. It also transforms the individuals and organizations involved in social change, generating social movement cultures, norms and practices that evolve over time. In this chapter, we conceptualize the World Social Forum (WSF) process as part of a larger historical struggle over people’s right to participate in decisions that affect their lives. We examine the democratic practices and norms developed in the US and European Social Forum processes.


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Item Type: Book Section
Status: Published
Creators/Authors:
CreatorsEmailPitt UsernameORCID
Smith, Jackiejgsmith@pitt.eduJGSMITH0000-0002-4808-0391
Doerr, Nicole
Date: 2012
Date Type: Publication
Access Restriction: No restriction; Release the ETD for access worldwide immediately.
Publisher: Paradigm
Place of Publication: Boulder, CO
Page Range: 339 - 359
Institution: University of Pittsburgh
Refereed: No
Title of Book: A Handbook of World Social Forum Activism
Date Deposited: 22 Dec 2016 19:12
Last Modified: 11 Mar 2019 19:55
URI: http://d-scholarship.pitt.edu/id/eprint/26752

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