Seen by some as a desirable and irreversible engine of prosperity and progress, globalization is resisted by others as the soft underbelly of a corporate imperialism that plunders and profiteers in the global marketplace. Globalization has brought many benefits, including the reduction of poverty in several countries. But it also has a dark side: the unleashing of negative forces as a result of the compression of time and space made possible by modern technology. Examples include the transnational flows of terrorism, drug and human trafficking, organized crime, money laundering, and global pandemics.
How do these various expressions of "uncivil society" manifest themselves? How do they exploit the opportunities offered by globalization? How can governments, international organizations, and civil society deal with the problem?
From arms trafficking in West Africa through armed insurgencies in South Asia and the upsurge of jihad in the age of globalization, this book examines the challenges that the dark forces of globalization pose to the international system and the responses they have triggered. Written largely by authors from developing countries, the book's goal is to help maximize the beneficial consequences of globalization while muting its baleful effects.
Figures and tables viii
Contributors ix
Foreword: In the penumbra of globalization Saskia Sassen xv
Acknowledgements xvii
Abbreviations xix
Introduction: Globalization and transnational uncivil society Jorge Heine Ramesh Thakur 1
Part I Domination and fragmentation 17
1 Globalization, imperialism and violence William D. Coleman 19
2 New state structures in South America Edgardo Lander 32
3 The African connection Garth le Pere Brendan Vickers 50
Part II Challenges 71
4 Arms trafficking in West Africa Dorcas Ettang 73
5 Organized crime in Southern Africa Charles Goredema 85
6 Maoism in a globalizing India Ajay K. Mehra 101
7 Globalization and South Asian insurgencies S. D. Muni 123
8 Terrorism and political movement in Kashmir Rekha Chowdhary 144
9 Jihad in the age of globalization Nasra Hassan 160
10 Security challenges in a unipolar globalized world M. J. Akbar 174
Part III Responses 189
11 Regional integration as a response to globalization Luk Van Langenhove Tiziana Scaramagli 191
12 Civil society and trade protests in the Americas Marisa von Bülow 208
13 Global production, local protest and the Uruguay River pulp mills project Ricardo A. Gutiérrez Gustavo Almeira 229
14 Actors and activities in the anti-human trafficking movement Kirsten Foot 249
Conclusions: A bumpy ride to globalization, Google and jihad Jorge Heine Ramesh Thakur 266
Index 282
Overview
Seen by some as a desirable and irreversible engine of prosperity and progress, globalization is resisted by others as the soft underbelly of a corporate imperialism that plunders and profiteers in the global marketplace. Globalization has brought many benefits, including the reduction of poverty in several countries. But it also has a dark side: the unleashing of negative forces as a result of the compression of time and space made possible by modern technology. Examples include the transnational flows of ...