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Organizing against Globalization: the Case of ATTAC in France

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This article argues that the current opposition to globalization is not a structural side effect of economic integration. Instead of assuming that globalization generates resistance, it stresses the political and interpretive processes that shape collective action. It substantiates this claim by studying the rise of an antiglobalization social movement organization called ATTAC in France. It holds that ATTAC's emergence is the product of political entrepreneurs whose actions were constrained by the ideational and organizational legacies of previous contentious episodes, particularly the December 1995 strikes. Finally, it contends that ATTAC's success stems in part from its ability to produce a hybrid discourse that marries state interventionism with participatory politics.

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  • Marcos Ancelovici, 2002. "Organizing against Globalization: the Case of ATTAC in France," Politics & Society, , vol. 30(3), pages 427-463, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:polsoc:v:30:y:2002:i:3:p:427-463
    DOI: 10.1177/0032329202030003003
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    1. Justin Beaumont & Walter Nicholls, 2007. "Between Relationality and Territoriality: Investigating the Geographies of Justice Movements in the Netherlands and the United States," Environment and Planning A, , vol. 39(11), pages 2554-2574, November.
    2. Sophie Meunier & Christilla Roederer-Rynning, 2020. "Missing in Action? France and the Politicization of Trade and Investment Agreements," Politics and Governance, Cogitatio Press, vol. 8(1), pages 312-324.
    3. Pascale Dufour, 2016. "Why Local Social Forums Emerge Where They do: Beyond Diffusion, Geographical Appropriation," International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 40(2), pages 357-377, March.
    4. Ryan Pevnick, 2008. "Political Coercion and the Scope of Distributive Justice," Political Studies, Political Studies Association, vol. 56(2), pages 399-413, June.

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