From Anger to Action: Inside the Global Movements for Social Justice, Peace, and a Sustainable Planet
From Anger to Action tells the stories of the citizens' movements charting new paths to tackle the big global challenges that lie behind the political upheavals of our times. Drawing on candid insights from citizens, activists, and innovators, and their own experiences as leaders of internationally recognized advocacy organizations, the authors give an insider account of the battle for change and how it can be won – as well as trenchant criticism of where traditional civil society has lost its way and needs renewal. While unflinching on the dangers of the current political crises, the book offers hard-edged hope and a vision for citizen-led change to reshape our fractured politics.

We meet communities in economically-battered towns welcoming refugees and Syrian peacebuilders reaching across impossible divides, go behind the scenes with Fairtrade banana farmers and hear of frenzied climate campaigners pushing divestment from oil companies and using social media to drive change. Lamb and Jackson explore how citizens’ movements are transforming our global politics, refashioning internationalism and fighting back against narrow nationalism. The book analyses why some movements secure lasting change – and others fail. And they show how these insights could shape a wider strategy for grassroots-up transformation.

From Anger to Action will be of interest to social activists and anyone interested in social movements, global change, and civil society.

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From Anger to Action: Inside the Global Movements for Social Justice, Peace, and a Sustainable Planet
From Anger to Action tells the stories of the citizens' movements charting new paths to tackle the big global challenges that lie behind the political upheavals of our times. Drawing on candid insights from citizens, activists, and innovators, and their own experiences as leaders of internationally recognized advocacy organizations, the authors give an insider account of the battle for change and how it can be won – as well as trenchant criticism of where traditional civil society has lost its way and needs renewal. While unflinching on the dangers of the current political crises, the book offers hard-edged hope and a vision for citizen-led change to reshape our fractured politics.

We meet communities in economically-battered towns welcoming refugees and Syrian peacebuilders reaching across impossible divides, go behind the scenes with Fairtrade banana farmers and hear of frenzied climate campaigners pushing divestment from oil companies and using social media to drive change. Lamb and Jackson explore how citizens’ movements are transforming our global politics, refashioning internationalism and fighting back against narrow nationalism. The book analyses why some movements secure lasting change – and others fail. And they show how these insights could shape a wider strategy for grassroots-up transformation.

From Anger to Action will be of interest to social activists and anyone interested in social movements, global change, and civil society.

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From Anger to Action: Inside the Global Movements for Social Justice, Peace, and a Sustainable Planet

From Anger to Action: Inside the Global Movements for Social Justice, Peace, and a Sustainable Planet

From Anger to Action: Inside the Global Movements for Social Justice, Peace, and a Sustainable Planet

From Anger to Action: Inside the Global Movements for Social Justice, Peace, and a Sustainable Planet

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From Anger to Action tells the stories of the citizens' movements charting new paths to tackle the big global challenges that lie behind the political upheavals of our times. Drawing on candid insights from citizens, activists, and innovators, and their own experiences as leaders of internationally recognized advocacy organizations, the authors give an insider account of the battle for change and how it can be won – as well as trenchant criticism of where traditional civil society has lost its way and needs renewal. While unflinching on the dangers of the current political crises, the book offers hard-edged hope and a vision for citizen-led change to reshape our fractured politics.

We meet communities in economically-battered towns welcoming refugees and Syrian peacebuilders reaching across impossible divides, go behind the scenes with Fairtrade banana farmers and hear of frenzied climate campaigners pushing divestment from oil companies and using social media to drive change. Lamb and Jackson explore how citizens’ movements are transforming our global politics, refashioning internationalism and fighting back against narrow nationalism. The book analyses why some movements secure lasting change – and others fail. And they show how these insights could shape a wider strategy for grassroots-up transformation.

From Anger to Action will be of interest to social activists and anyone interested in social movements, global change, and civil society.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781538141328
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date: 05/07/2021
Pages: 224
Product dimensions: 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.51(d)

About the Author

Ben Jackson has had a distinguished career working on foreign affairs and international development networks, including serving as CEO for the Bond Network for international development NG's.

Harriet Lamb is CEO of Ashden, an organization that supports sustainability throughout the world. Previously she was CEO of International Alert and CEO of UK Fairtrade International.


Table of Contents

Acknowledgments vii

Prologue: Hope Is Happening ix

1 The Journey to Change 1

2 Citizenquake 11

3 The Timed Test We Cannot Fail 33

4 The Doves Take on the Drones 65

5 Seeds of Hope among Displaced Lives 87

6 The 99 Percent Fights Back 109

7 A Tale of Two Pandemics 137

8 The Past as Prologue to Our Future 151

9 The Three Wheels of Change 169

Notes 183

Index 199

About the Authors 211

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