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Power in Numbers: A Call for Analytical Generosity toward New Political Strategies

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  • Trina Hamilton

    (Department of Geography, State University of New York (SUNY) at Buffalo, 105 Wilkeson Quad, North Campus, Buffalo, NY 14261, USA)

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This paper is a methodological and epistemological reflection on the power of numbers to contribute to the debate over the potential and limitations of market politics as a regulatory force in the global economy. Informal regulatory networks, including transnational corporate campaigns, form a new sphere of politics which leap-frogs the state and targets corporations directly concerning their social and environmental impacts. I describe my statistical analysis of corporate campaigns targeting US multinationals to argue in favor of analytical generosity when evaluating these new political forms. I argue that a reflexive and critical quantification can provide new insights into stakeholder power and contemporary political processes.

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  • Trina Hamilton, 2009. "Power in Numbers: A Call for Analytical Generosity toward New Political Strategies," Environment and Planning A, , vol. 41(2), pages 284-301, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:envira:v:41:y:2009:i:2:p:284-301
    DOI: 10.1068/a413
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    1. Trina Hamilton, 2013. "Beyond Market Signals: Negotiating Marketplace Politics and Corporate Responsibilities," Economic Geography, Clark University, vol. 89(3), pages 285-307, July.

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