The speed and intensity of global integration in the last two decades have provoked serious debate about the human impact of globalization and deep concern about the capacity of the state to provide social justice. Street Protests and Fantasy Parks focuses on two dimensions of globalization: the cultural and social realities of global connection and the uneasily shifting role of the state. While global processes are fusing societies and economies more deeply than ever before, the editors argue that obituaries for the state are premature, if not wholly inappropriate. These essays examine a series of compelling case studies - the entertainment industry, citizenship, social activism, and wired communication - to assess the choices states have and the consequences of those choices for culture and society.
The speed and intensity of global integration in the last two decades have provoked serious debate about the human impact of globalization and deep concern about the capacity of the state to provide social justice. Street Protests and Fantasy Parks focuses on two dimensions of globalization: the cultural and social realities of global connection and the uneasily shifting role of the state.
While global processes are fusing societies and economies more deeply than ever before, the editors argue that obituaries for the state are premature, if not wholly inappropriate. These essays examine a series of compelling case studies -- the entertainment industry, citizenship, social activism, and wired communication -- to assess the choices states have and the consequences of those choices for culture and society.
Recenzijos
The arguments editors and contributors do present ... are often forceful and compelling and warrrant our close attention, especially when speaking to the need for forward-looking policy. - Jonathan Burston, University of Western Ontario (Global Media and Communication, Fall 2005)
Daugiau informacijos
Finally, an intelligent, lucid, and readable treatment of an issue that is emerging as one of the underlying challenges of globalization. While we usually see the new globalization in the context of finance, democratization, and human security, this vitally important book zeroes in on culture and society. We are given a whole new perspective that reverses the usual order of things: society and culture are at the dynamic centre of this work -- not the economy. -- Ann Medina, Past Chair of the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television
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Street Protests and Fantasy Parks |
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The, Global Entertainment Economy |
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Transnationalism, Diasporic Communities, and Changing Identity: Implications for Canadian Citizenship Policy |
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Civil Society Activism on the World Wide Web: The Case of the Anti-MAI Lobby |
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Communication and Globalization: A Challenge for Public Policy |
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The State As Place amid Shifting Spaces |
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| Appendix A: Posting to the MAI-NOT Listserv |
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| Appendix B: Global Communication Policy Environment |
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| Bibliography |
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| Contributors |
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David R. Cameron is a professor in the Department ofPolitical Science, University of Toronto. Janice GrossStein is Director, Munk Centre for International Studies,University of Toronto.
