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Globalization is moving fast, impacting on the life of all nations with accelerating force. In this new study Ronnie Lipschutz shows how it is being handled by specific groups seeking positive outcomes for the people and causes they represent. Globalization, Governmentality and Global Politics details how the widespread failure of states and corporations to regulate the impact of increased globalization has given rise to non-governmental organizations and movements, aiming to influence corporations regarding social responsibilities and address key issues such as human rights, environmental destruction, unhealthy working conditions and child labour. Assessing the effectiveness of these efforts, it examines both the new movements and the issues they are tackling. With three key case studies on the clothing industry, sustainable forestry and corporate social responsibility, it explores the tensions between politics and management, examining the theoretical implications of regulation for politics, citizenship and the state. Finally, it takes a fresh look at what is to be done, calling for a return to politics centred on the direct participation of the individual in the social choices that affect quality of life, working conditions and the global future.
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Globalization, Governmentality and Global Politics This book examines the problem of social and environmental regulation, and the protection of human rights under the conditions of globalization. With detailed case studies on the clothing industry, forestry and corporate responsibility, Ronnie Lipschutz analyzes both the issues and problems that have given rise to various movements and campaigns, and the challenges these movements now face. He critically evaluates the effectiveness of such non-governmental organizations and examines the theoretical implications of these new forms of social regulation for politics, citizenship and the state. Lipschutz concludes that only through the creation of substantive democratic polities can global social problems be addressed. This major new work provides expert answers and poses tough new questions for the global community. It will be essential reading for students, researchers and activists studying globalization, civil society, citizenship and human rights. Ronnie D.Lipschutz is Professor of Politics and Co-Director of the Center for Global, International and Regional Studies at the University of California, Santa Cruz. James K.Rowe is a Ph.D. candidate in Politics at UC-Santa Cruz. RIPE series in global political economy Series editors: Louise Amoore University of Newcastle, UK Randall Germain Carleton University, Canada Rorden Wilkinson University of Manchester, UK and Wellesley College, USA Formerly edited by Otto Holman (University of Amsterdam), Marianne Marchand (Universidad de las Américas-Puebla), Henk Overbeek (Free University, Amsterdam) and Marianne Franklin (University of Amsterdam) The RIPE series editorial board are: Mathias Albert Bielefeld University, Germany Mark Beeson University of Queensland, Australia A.Claire Cutler University of Victoria, Canada Marianne Franklin University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands Stephen Gill York University, Canada Jeffrey Hart Indiana University, USA Eric Helleiner Trent University, Canada Otto Holman University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands Marianne H.Marchand Universidad de las Américas-Puebla, Mexico Craig N.Murphy Wellesley College, USA Robert O’Brien McMaster University, Canada Henk Overbeek Vrije Universiteit, the Netherlands Anthony Payne University of Sheffield, UK V.Spike Peterson University of Arizona, USA. This series, published in association with the Review of International Political Economy, provides a forum for current debates in international political economy. The series aims to cover all the central topics in IPE and to present innovative analyses of eme