The global right wing and the clash of world politics

This book is an eye-opening account of transnational advocacy, not by environmental and rights groups, but by conservative activists. Mobilizing around diverse issues, these networks challenge progressive foes across borders and within institutions. In these globalized battles, opponents struggle as...

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Subtitles:The Global Right Wing & the Clash of World Politics
Main Author: Bob, Clifford 1958- (Author)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2012
In:Year: 2012
Reviews:[Rezension von: Bob, Clifford, 1958-, The global right wing and the clash of world politics] (2015) (Oldfield, Duane M.)
Series/Journal:Cambridge studies in contentious politics
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B International policy / Right-wing radicalism
Further subjects:B Right and left (Political science) ; History ; 21st century
B Political activists ; History ; 21st century
B Non-governmental organizations Political activity
B Right and left (Political science) History 21st century
B Political activists History 21st century
B Culture and globalization
B Social conflict ; Political aspects
B Social Conflict Political aspects
B Non-governmental organizations ; Political activity
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
Parallel Edition:Print version: 9780521193818
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Summary:This book is an eye-opening account of transnational advocacy, not by environmental and rights groups, but by conservative activists. Mobilizing around diverse issues, these networks challenge progressive foes across borders and within institutions. In these globalized battles, opponents struggle as much to advance their own causes as to destroy their rivals. Deploying exclusionary strategies, negative tactics and dissuasive ideas, they aim both to make and unmake policy. In this work, Clifford Bob chronicles combat over homosexuality and gun control in the UN, the Americas, Europe and elsewhere. He investigates the 'Baptist-burqa' network of conservative believers attacking gay rights, and the global gun coalition blasting efforts to control firearms. Bob draws critical conclusions about norms, activists and institutions, and his broad findings extend beyond the culture wars. They will change how campaigners fight, scholars study policy wars, and all of us think about global politics
Machine generated contents note: 1. Clashing networks in world politics; 2. Making and unmaking policy; 3. Culture wars gone global: gay rights vs. the Baptist-burqa network; 4. Litigating for the lord: American attorneys and European sexualities; 5. Shootout at UN plaza: dueling over global gun control; 6. Battlefield Brazil: national disarmament and international activism; 7. Conclusion
Item Description:Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015)
ISBN:113903104X
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1017/CBO9781139031042