The Global Right Wing and the Clash of World Politics

This book analyzes transnational advocacy, not by environmental and rights groups, but by conservatives. Mobilizing around diverse issues, their networks challenge progressive foes. In ensuing battles, opponents struggle to advance their causes and destroy their rivals, deploying exclusionary strategies, negative tactics, and dissuasive ideas. Examining combat over gay rights and gun control, Clifford Bob's conclusions about norms, activists, and institutions will change how...
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This book analyzes transnational advocacy, not by environmental and rights groups, but by conservatives. Mobilizing around diverse issues, their networks challenge progressive foes. In ensuing battles, opponents struggle to advance their causes and destroy their rivals, deploying exclusionary strategies, negative tactics, and dissuasive ideas. Examining combat over gay rights and gun control, Clifford Bob's conclusions about norms, activists, and institutions will change how campaigners fight, scholars analyze policy wars, and all of us understand global politics.