Beschreibung:
Jeffrey S. Juris
An ethnographic account of transnational networking and political organizing among anti-corporate globalization activists, particularly in Barcelona.
List of Illustrations and Tables ixAcknowledgments xiAbbreviations xvIntroduction: The Cultural Logic of Networking 11. The Seattle Effect 272. Anti-Corporate Globalization Soldiers in Barcelona 613. Grassroots Mobilization and Shifting Alliances 934. Performing Networks at Direct-Action Protests 1235. Spaces of Terror: Violence and Repression in Genoa 1616. May the Resistance Be as Transnational as Capital! 1997. Social Forums and the Cultural Politics of Autonomous Space 2338. The Rise of Independent Utopics 267Conclusion: Political Change and Cultural Transformation in a Digital Age 287Appendix 1: Electronic Resources 303Appendix 2: Pink and Silver Call, Genoa, July 20, 2001 305Appendix 3: Peoples' Global Action Organisational Principles 307Appendix 4: World Social Forum Charter of Principles 311Notes 315References 349Index 365