Building transnational networks : civil society and the politics of trade in the Americas / Marisa von Bülow.

Cambridge [U.K.] ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2010.

xx, 259 pages : illustrations, charts ; 24 cm.

Pt. I. Civil Society Organizations and their Pathways to Transnationality -- Introduction -- Multiple pathways to transnationality -- Pt. II The Politicization of Trade -- The contentious nature of trade debates -- New regionalism in the Americas -- Pt. III The Dynamics of Networks -- Trade protest networks -- The origins and dynamics of trade challengers' networks -- Pt. IV. Organizational Pathways to Transnationality -- The creation and demise of transnational coalitions -- Diffusion and differentiation of national coalitions -- Pt. V. The Search for Ideational Pathways -- Alternatives for the Americas -- Transnational collective action in dynamic political contexts -- Conclusions : agency, networks, and collective action.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 235-249) and index.

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