1st Edition

Global Justice and the Politics of Information The struggle over knowledge

By Sky Croeser Copyright 2015
194 Pages
by Routledge

194 Pages 1 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

194 Pages 1 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

The global social justice movement attempts to build a more equitable, democratic, and environmentally sustainable world. However, this book argues that actors involved need to recognise knowledge - including scientific and technological systems - to a greater extent than they presently do. The rise of the Occupy movement, the Arab Spring and the Wikileaks controversy has demonstrated that... Read more

Chapter 1. Neoliberalism, the global justice movement and struggles over knowledge Chapter 2. Opposition to genetically modified crops in India: who knows best when it comes to agriculture? Chapter 3. The digital liberties movement: the digital is political Chapter 4. The global justice movement and struggles over knowledge Conclusion, Expanding our understanding of global justice activism

Biography

Sky Croeser is Lecturer in the Department of Internet Studies at Curtin University, Australia.