Civil Society and the Dynamics of Transnational Alliances:

In 2005 the largest ever anti-poverty movement came
together under the banner of Make Poverty History. In
Civil Society and the Dynamics of Transnational
Alliances Janel Smith investigates how transnational
civil society (TCS) has organized to influence global
policy-making. Through a case study analysis of the
activities of Make Poverty History in the lead up to
the 2005 Group of Eight Summit, Janel Smith gleans
insights into the dynamics of TCS alliances. This
book sheds new light on the complexity of
relationships among civil society actors and the
unique challenges they face in forming partnerships
by examining these through the lens of Inter-Group
Conflict Theory. It develops deeper knowledge of the
factors that are relevant in the organization and
governance of TCS partnerships and documents several
best practices. TCS is conceptualized through the
framework of the Social Economy to call attention to
the socio-political and socio-economic activities and
impacts of TCS alliances. Ultimately, this work asks
how can stronger relationships between members of TCS
alliances be developed that will enable TCS to
effectively confront newly (re)emerging challenges of
the 21st century.

Autorentext
Janel Smith holds a Masters of Arts in Dispute Resolution from the University of Victoria. Currently, Janel is the Research Coordinator for the Canadian Social Economy Hub. She has attended several G8 Summits as a Policy Analyst with the G8 Research Group (G8RG). In 2005 Janel co-founded the Civil Society and Expanded Dialogue Unit of the G8RG.

Klappentext
In 2005 the largest ever anti-poverty movement came together under the banner of Make Poverty History. In Civil Society and the Dynamics of Transnational Alliances Janel Smith investigates how transnational civil society (TCS) has organized to influence global policy-making. Through a case study analysis of the activities of Make Poverty History in the lead up to the 2005 Group of Eight Summit, Janel Smith gleans insights into the dynamics of TCS alliances. This book sheds new light on the complexity of relationships among civil society actors and the unique challenges they face in forming partnerships by examining these through the lens of Inter-Group Conflict Theory. It develops deeper knowledge of the factors that are relevant in the organization and governance of TCS partnerships and documents several best practices. TCS is conceptualized through the framework of the Social Economy to call attention to the socio-political and socio-economic activities and impacts of TCS alliances. Ultimately, this work asks how can stronger relationships between members of TCS alliances be developed that will enable TCS to effectively confront newly (re)emerging challenges of the 21st century.