The Dark Side of Globalization

325 Pages·2011·1.806 MB·English

by  Jorge Heine, Ramesh Thakur

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Edited by Jorge Heine and Ramesh Thakur
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The dark side of globalization / edited by Jorge Heine and Ramesh Thakur.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-9280811940 (pbk.)
1. Globalization. 2. Terrorism. 3. Transnational crime. I. Heine, Jorge.
II. Thakur, Ramesh Chandra, 1948–
JZ1318.D367 2011
303.48'2—dc22 2010044694
Endorsements
“This remarkably fine book constitutes the elegant bridge between aca-
demic theorizing about globalization and the inspired anecdotage of
Thomas Friedman. It leaps beyond the frenzied celebration and denunci-
ation (so frequently found in this field), to illuminate the vast human
breakage that is an incidental result of compressing time and space with-
out a corresponding growth in transnational mechanisms for limiting the
malignant consequences of globalization (‘the dark side’), which not only
scar but can in the longer term limit globalization’s desirable effects.”
Tom Farer, University Professor and past Dean, Josef Korbel School of
International Studies, University of Denver
“A bold step addressing the unattractive baggage that comes with the
more desirable elements of globalization. An excellent collection that
breaks away from conventional thinking to address globalization’s un-
savory elements.”
Diana Tussie, Director, Department of International Relations, FLACSO,
Argentina
“Timed just right! This book will be welcome reading in classrooms and
policy circles worldwide in which globalization is a problem as well as a
solution to the ongoing financial and economic crisis. All aspects of the
issue are dissected by an unusual group of contributors. These inter-
national voices are not the usual suspects. Indispensable reading for any-
one who wants to understand the full range of contents and discontents
caused by globalization.”
Thomas G. Weiss, Director, Ralph Bunche Institute of International
Studies, CUNY and past president, International Studies Association
Contents
Figures and tables .......................................... viii
Contributors .............................................. ix
Foreword: In the penumbra of globalization ................... xv
Saskia Sassen
Acknowledgements ........................................ xvii
Abbreviations ............................................. xix
Introduction: Globalization and transnational uncivil society ..... 1
Jorge Heine and Ramesh Thakur
Part I: Domination and fragmentation ........................ 17
1 Globalization, imperialism and violence .................... 19
William D. Coleman
2 New state structures in South America ..................... 32
Edgardo Lander
3 The African connection .................................. 50
Garth le Pere and Brendan Vickers
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Part II: Challenges ......................................... 71
4 Arms trafficking in West Africa ........................... 73
Dorcas Ettang
5 Organized crime in Southern Africa ....................... 85
Charles Goredema
6 Maoism in a globalizing India ............................. 101
Ajay K. Mehra
7 Globalization and South Asian insurgencies ................. 123
S. D. Muni
8 Terrorism and political movement in Kashmir ............... 144
Rekha Chowdhary
9 Jihad in the age of globalization ........................... 160
Nasra Hassan
10 Security challenges in a unipolar globalized world ........... 174
M. J. Akbar
Part III: Responses ......................................... 189
11 Regional integration as a response to globalization .......... 191
Luk Van Langenhove and Tiziana Scaramagli
12 Civil society and trade protests in the Americas ............. 208
Marisa von Bülow
13 Global production, local protest and the Uruguay River pulp
mills project ............................................ 229
Ricardo A. Gutiérrez and Gustavo Almeira
14 Actors and activities in the anti–human trafficking movement 249
Kirsten Foot
Conclusions: A bumpy ride to globalization, Google and jihad .... 266
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Index ..................................................... 282
Figures and tables
Figure
14.1 Prevalence of anti-trafficking activity (percentage of URLs
that engage in activity) ................................ 255
Tables
6.1 Districts affected by Naxalism in 2007, with degree of
intensity ............................................. 110
6.2 Conservative estimate of persons and tribals displaced by
development projects, 1951–1990 ........................ 112
6.3 Percentage of tribal people affected by some large dams in
India ................................................ 114
12.1 Four pathways to transnationality ....................... 211
12.2 Ideational pathways to transnationality .................. 212
14.1 Geographical base and focus regions in the sampled sites ... 253
14.2 Cross-site index: Robustness of activity and number of
actors by geographic region of activity ................... 256
14.3 Cross-site index: Robustness of activity by actor type ...... 258
14.4 Prevalence of actions within activities across sample ....... 260
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Contributors
M. J. Akbar is a leading Indian Gustavo Almeira is Researcher at the
journalist and author. He is the National Water Institute, Argentina.
founder and former editor-in-chief He is a meteorologist from the
and managing director of The Asian University of Buenos Aires and a
Age, a daily multi-edition Indian Political Science PhD Candidate at
newspaper with a global perspective. the National University of San
He has written several non-fiction Martín. He is currently serving as a
books, including Byline (New Delhi: weather researcher at the National
Chronicle Books, 2003), a biography Water Institute and is conducting
of Jawaharlal Nehru entitled Nehru: PhD research on environmental
The Making of India, a book on politics and climate change
Kashmir titled Kashmir: Behind the discourse in Argentina.
Vale, Riot after Riot and India: The
Siege Within. He also authored The Rekha Chowdhary is a Professor of
Shade of Swords, a cohesive history Political Science at the University of
of jihad. Akbar’s recent published Jammu, India. She was formerly
book is Blood Brothers, a family Head of the Department of Political
saga covering three generations and Science (January 1999–December
packed with information of events 2001) and Honorary Director of the
in India and the world, particularly Centre for Strategic and Regional
the changing Hindu–Muslim Studies (until August 2003). She has
relations. In 2006, Akbar joined the been working in the areas of Indian
Brookings Institution as a Visiting and State Politics, specializing in the
Fellow in the Brookings Project on Politics of Jammu and Kashmir. She
US Policy Towards the Islamic is currently the Coordinator of the
World. USG Special Assistance Program on
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