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category: Political Science
published: Dec 1999
ISBN:9781926662404
publisher: Between the Lines

Street-Level Democracy

Political Settings at the Margins of Global Power

by Jonathan Barker, with Anne-Marie Cwikowski; Christie Gombay; Katherine Isbester; Kole Shettima & Aparna Sundar

tagged: political advocacy, developing countries, democracy
Description

Using colourful and detailed case material, Street-Level Democracy introduces a new method of researching everyday politics. It is a wide-ranging book that traces the conflicts between global power and local action. People in farming communities, town mosques, city markets, and fishing communities suffer the effects of wrenching change, but live far from the centres of power. From Britain and small-town USA to Nigeria, India, and Nicaragua, citizens everywhere grapple with the politics of everyday life.

About the Authors

Jonathan Barker


Anne-Marie Cwikowski


Christie Gombay


Katherine Isbester


Kole Shettima


Aparna Sundar

Contributor Notes

Jonathan Barker taught politics and development issues for thirty years at the University of Toronto.

Editorial Reviews

“This is an important book for anyone interested in prospects for political mobilization in the context of globalizing capitalism.”

— Socialist Studies Bulletin

“For readers preoccupied with the survival of local democracy in the face of growing global power, this is a timely book.”

— The Catholic Register

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