Global Citizen Action

Civil society has taken centre stage in international policy debates and global problem solving. This text, by scholars and participants, shows how to understand the changes that are occurring, particularly in relation to international institutions. It includes case studies. Civil society, or citizen's groups, have taken centre stage in international policy debates and global problem solving. They hold out the promise of a global community and global governance. This volume, by leading scholars and participants, shows how to understand the changes that are occurring, particularly in relation to the international institutions involved. It includes case studies from all the major social movements of the 1990s.