<p>The dissertation examines the evolution of global activism and collective
identities for three small non-governmental organizations: the Grand Council of
the Crees, the Saami Council, and Medecins Sans Frontieres-Canada. The three
organizations are considered over a period of fifteen years, from 1990 to 2005.
Global activism is an aspect of globalization that can take many different forms,
as the three cases show. The study looks at the objectives pursued through global
activism and the arguments used by the organizations, the alliances they create
and the publics they target to achieve their objectives. From well-organized
campaigns to sporadic interventions in global forums, the diversity in the forms of
global activism demonstrates the creativity of the organizations and the different
issues for which global activism is considered useful. Small groups can participate
in the debates surrounding globalization, and sometimes create the spaces in
which these debates can take place.</p>
<p>The identity at the core of each organization has changed over the period
studied. By looking at the self-definition of the organization, its actual roles and
power, its leadership, and its relationships with its membership or the people it
represents, one can understand better this evolution and how it is related to the
global activism carried out by each organization. There are connections between
these changes in identities and activism, and the comparative analysis presented in
the dissertation illustrates how taking part in globalization can change an
organization and allow it to reach its objectives.</p> / Thesis / Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:mcmaster.ca/oai:macsphere.mcmaster.ca:11375/15550 |
| Date | 09 1900 |
| Creators | Bergeron, Kristina Maud |
| Contributors | Coleman, William D., Political Science |
| Source Sets | McMaster University |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
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