Includes bibliographical references (p. [205]-217) and index.

1. Challenging globalization : developing alternative strategies -- 2. Democratization and marketization : the state, the market and civil society -- 3. Social movements : competing approaches -- 4. Social movements old and new : alternatives or allies? -- 5. Empowerment, accountability and participation : challenges for local and global movements -- 6. People to people exchanges : sharing local experiences in a global context -- 7. Globalization and gender : new threats, new strategies -- 8. Rights to public services : the global campaign for education -- 9. Learning from Jubilee 2000 : mobilizing for debt relief -- 10. Resisting imperialism : building social movements for peace and social justice.

"The early years of the twenty-first century have seen an upsurge of anti-capitalist campaigning, challenging the very basis of the New World Economic Order. Dramatic protests in Seattle or Genoa captured media headlines. But the headlines leave key questions unanswered, about the ultimate significance of the challenges posed by global social movements and the development of civil society, both South and North. Global Citizens sets out to explore the lessons from these experiences of social mobilization."--BOOK JACKET.