2002
DOI: 10.1068/d334
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From Seattle (and Ubon) to Bangkok: The Scales of Resistance to Corporate Globalization

Abstract: Recent work by geographers has highlighted attempts by local groups to ‘jump scales’ in their efforts to contest the power of global capital. Sometimes such ‘scale jumping’ is also seen as part of an effort to bypass the nation-state. This paper explores a particular case of scale jumping, which illustrates some of the complexities of the process. Building on the anticorporate globalization momentum generated during the ‘battle in Seattle’ and the demonstrations during the February 2000 United Nations Commissi… Show more

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“…To what extent are the internal dynamics of social movements for social and environmental justice affected by varying degrees of professionalization and relative privilege amongst their leadership and other adherents? How can alternatives rooted in the management of local commons or in the pursuit of local food sovereignty 'jump scales' to effectively address global problems of food security and environmental change (Smith 1992;Glassman 2002), but without being co-opted or diluted by the strategic exigencies of larger-scale iniatives? By addressing such questions, political ecologists may contribute significantly to a realistic understanding of…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…To what extent are the internal dynamics of social movements for social and environmental justice affected by varying degrees of professionalization and relative privilege amongst their leadership and other adherents? How can alternatives rooted in the management of local commons or in the pursuit of local food sovereignty 'jump scales' to effectively address global problems of food security and environmental change (Smith 1992;Glassman 2002), but without being co-opted or diluted by the strategic exigencies of larger-scale iniatives? By addressing such questions, political ecologists may contribute significantly to a realistic understanding of…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…In February 2000, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development held its tenth quadrennial meeting in Bangkok (Glassman 2002). Since the creation of the WTO, the major developed countries had attempted to delink trade from development issues and to relegate the latter to the UNCTAD, which, unlike WTO, was not empowered to make decisions that would be binding on member states.…”
Section: Social Energy After Seattlementioning
confidence: 99%
“…Nous avons réalisé une étude de cas faisant appel à l'ethnographie organisationnelle ; cette approche sert dans l'étude culturelle des mouvements sociaux (Cunningham 2000 ;Glassman 2001), l'analyse des ONG (Fischer 1997 ;Roberts 2000) et celle des organisations de développement (Lewis et al 2003). Elle repose sur une conception de la culture organisationnelle qui en fait un élément fondamental de l'organisation plutôt qu'un simple attribut (Lewis 2002 : 78 Concrètement, nous avons conduit des observations et réalisé des entrevues au sein du secrétariat national (où on trouve les salariés de l'organisation) et du conseil d'administration national.…”
Section: Méthode De Rechercheunclassified
“…Ainsi, dans le passé, plusieurs ont donné un caractère transnational à leur action et le phénomène contemporain des mouvements qualifiés d'altermondialistes ou se proclamant comme tels s'inscrit en continuité avec eux. Cette « mouvance » s'est construite par le biais d'une articulation de luttes particulières aux niveaux local, national et international autour d'enjeux liés à la mondialisation (Routledge 2000 ;Glassman 2001). Son évolution fut marquée notamment par les révoltes contre le consensus de Washington qui ont eu cours en Amérique latine pendant les années 1970 et 1980, les sommets parallèles écologis-tes qui se sont succédé depuis celui de Rio en 1992, la révolte zapatiste déclenchée en 1994, la mise sur pied d'Attac 2 à la suite de la crise financière qui frappa l'Asie en 1997 et la manifestation contre l'OMC de Seattle en 1999(Mertes 2004.…”
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