GLBL ST 1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: 1999 Seattle Wto Protests, Financial Crisis Of 2007–2008, Ozone Depletion
Document Summary
Opportunities for coordinated action on a number of different fronts. Unequal bi- and multilateral institutions and agreements. Meant to keep people out of borders. Maintaining or even increasing interconnection and integration: of certain kinds. Wendy brown is calling for: new rationalities, revitalized democracy, better education, trust in institutions and policies. Big institutions (not monolithic) includes 1000"s of different actors: united nations, e. g. Paris climate agreement: un sustainable development of goals adopted by all members. Climate change protest done by students, started by greta thunberg. Extinction rebellion civil disobedience and non-violence to compel governments to change their policies. World social forum stand in opposition to a process of globalization created by transnational companies, encourages movements to situate their actions from the local level to the national level, experimenting in building a new world in solidarity . World economic forum is the meeting of the most powerful ceo"s.
