Against Global Capitalism—African Social Movements Confront Neoliberal Globalization

As Prempeh (Carleton U., Canada) observes in his introduction, critical scholarship has gone quite a way towards shining light on the forms of hegemonic power that have come to be known as neoliberal globalization, but relatively less work has been done investigating and analyzing the counter-hegemonic forces that have arisen in neoliberal globalization's wake. With this work, he seeks to spur a new research agenda focused on counter-hegemonic contestation and resistance in Africa by emergent social movements and civil society groups by outlining the dialectical relationship between globalization and social movements as they relate to issues of development, the New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD), debt, trade, HIV/AIDS, and the privatization of water. Annotation c2007 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

E. Osei Kwadwo Prempeh is Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science, Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada. His primary research and teaching interests include the politics of globalization, global democratization and human rights, indigenous conflict analysis and resolution, and alternative forms of democracy and governance.