SOC 001 Lecture Notes - Lecture 28: Social Movement, World Trade Organization, Economic Globalization

• School: College of The Sequoias
• Department: Sociology (SOC)
• Course: SOC 001
• Professor: tootle

Document Summary

Wto the developed powerful western countries were dominating the discussions the pressure the put empowered the third world countries to question that process. Forum where reps from diff countries meet to diminish trade barriers. Place where governmetns get together butnike and starbucks have a lot of influence on whats going on. Activists wanted better conditions for the workers around the world. By the end, people were protesting the no pretest law. Chief of police resigned, which was a success. Police force illegitimate, labor controls even though theyre weak. Don"t succeed and fail in a straightforward way. Succes: other countries following suit and doing their own protests. Social movements: long term success: wto still exists, economic globalization still exists but there are more. A grassroots (bottom-up) movement that is organized around specific social, economic, political, or cultural issues and that bring sustained challenges against powerful opponents often the state.