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Observing protest from a place, The World Social Forum in Dakar (2011), edited by Johanna Siméant, Marie-Emanuelle Pommerolle and Isabelle Sommier

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Observing protest from a place

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edited by Johanna Siméant, Marie-Emanuelle Pommerolle and Isabelle Sommier

Protest and Social Movements

The World Social Forum in Dakar (2011)

Social movements throughout the world have been central to history, politics, society, and culture. 'Observing Protest from a Place' examines the impact of one such campaign, the global justice movement, as seen from the southern hemisphere. Drawing upon a collective survey from the 2011 World Social Forum in Dakar, the essays explore a number of vital issues, including the methodological problems of studying international activist gatherings and how scholars can overcome those challenges. By demonstrating the importance of the global justice movement and the role of nongovernmental organizations for participants in the southern hemisphere, this volume is an important addition to the literature on community action.--, Provided by publisher

Introduction / Johanna Siméant, Marie-Emmanuelle Pommerolle and Isabelle Sommier -- 1. What can quantitative surveys tell us about GJM activists? / Isabelle Sommier -- 2. Activist encounters at the World Social Forum : nationalism and sovereignty in an internationalized event / Marie-Emanuelle Pommerolle -- 3. Mapping a population and its taste in tactics / Johanna Siméant, with Ilhame Hajji -- 4. Women's issues and activists at the World Social Forum in Dakar / Julie Castro -- 5. Division of labor and partnerships in transnational social movements : observations of North-South and South-South interactions at the World Social Forum / Hélène Baillot, Isaline Bergamaschi and Ruggero Iori -- 6. Making waste (in)visible at the Dakar World Social Forum : a Goffmanian perspective on a transnational alter-global gathering / William Herrera, Alice Judell and Clément Paule -- 7. Latin Americans at the World Social Forum in Dakar : the relationship between the alter-global movement and the institutional sphere / Isaline Bergamaschi, Tania Navarro Rodríguez and Héloïse Nez -- 8. Groups and organizations at the WSF : polarities, intermediaries, and hierarchies in the alter-global arena / Johanna Siméant, with Ilhame Hajji -- 9. Stepping back from your figures to figure out more / Ilka Vari-Lavoisier -- 10. Conclusion / Johanna Siméant