Global Civil Society

'This fifth Global Civil Society Yearbook continues the intellectual shaping of an emerging global civil society. As the Global Call for Action on Poverty, G-Cap, makes its voice heard under the whiteband symbol, this analysis of current issues of migration, climate change and UN reform, with a focus on gender and social movements, provides a timely intellectual resource to strengthen shared commitments'

Introduction Marlies Glasius, Mary Kaldor and Helmut AnheierPART ONE: CONCEPTS OF GLOBAL CIVIL SOCIETYGender and Civil Society - Jude HowellThe World Social Forum - Chico Whitaker, Boaventura de Sousa Santos and Bernard Cassen Where Do We Stand and Where Are We Going?PART TWO: ISSUES IN GLOBAL CIVIL SOCIETYClimate for Change? Civil Society and the Politics of Global Warming - Peter NewellThe Movement of Labour and Global Civil Society - Meghnad Desai with Fiona Holland and Mary KaldorReforming the United Nations - Richard Falk Global Civil Society Perspectives and InitiativesPART THREE: INFRASTRUCTURE OF GLOBAL CIVIL SOCIETYSocial Forums - Marlies Glasius and Jill Timms Radical Beacon or Strategic Infrastructure?Global Connectedness - Hagai Katz and Helmut Anheier The Structure of Transnational NGO NetworksElectronic Communication and Socio-Political Mobilization - Manuel Castells et al A New Form of Civil SocietyPART FOUR: RECORDS OF GLOBAL CIVIL SOCIETYLearning from History? Comparative Historical Methods and Researching Global Civil Society - Helmut Anheier and Hagai Katz