{"product_id":"9781783602728","title":"Advocacy in Conflict : Critical Perspectives on Transnational Activism","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eAdvocacy in Conflict\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eConflicts in Africa, Asia and Latin America have become a common focus of advocacy by Western celebrities and NGOs. This provocative volume delves into the realities of these efforts, which have often involved compromising on integrity in pursuit of profile and influence.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eExamining the methods used by Western advocates, how they relate to campaigns in the countries concerned, and their impact, expert authors evaluate the successes and failures of past advocacy campaigns and offer constructive criticism of current efforts. Taking in a range of high-profile case studies, including campaigns for democracy in Burma and Latin America, for the rights of Palestinians in Gaza, and opposing the Lord's Resistance Army in Uganda, the authors challenge the assumptions set forth by advocacy organizations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“This highly informative book is full of eye-opening case studies and is a must-read for all activists that genuinely care about the political empowerment of communities affected by conflict.” —\u003ci\u003ePeace News\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Based on a series of insightful case studies, \u003ci\u003eAdvocacy in Conflict\u003c\/i\u003e brilliantly explores the contradictory pressures on transnational advocacy. Essential reading for any thoughtful conflict advocate.” —\u003ci\u003eDuncan Green, senior strategic adviser, Oxfam GB\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“This timely and sobering volume asks the critical question: What is the price of success? In a series of compelling cases taken from the recent past, we see how Western activists are often co-opted, or forced to compromise on their founding goals, taking them further and further away from what might truly help those who are supposed to benefit from their activism.” —\u003ci\u003eMichael Barnett, author of The Empire of Humanity\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“These eye-opening studies tell us so much about the way the western lens distorts the world's realities. George Clooney should read it from cover to cover.” —\u003ci\u003ePeter Gill, author of Famine and Foreigners\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Anyone who wants to understand the complex, ambiguous and often neglected nature of international activism must read this informative and readable book. Through a series of fascinating case studies the book illustrates the upsides and downsides of international engagement with local campaigns in some of the most difficult places in the world.” —\u003ci\u003eProfessor Mary Kaldor, London School of Economics and Political Science\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Alex de Waal and his students have assembled a fascinating group of thinkers and doers to dissect transnational advocacy in the twenty-first century.” —\u003ci\u003eRobert Muggah, author of No Refuge and Relocation Failures in Sri Lanka\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781783602728\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Zed Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40769643839694,"sku":"9781783602728","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_d654885d-ccc8-49c1-9b05-2df749133892.jpg?v=1642055547","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781783602728","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}