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Is another world possible

Is another world possible. Dr Supriya Akerkar. Through the module. Unravelled colonial histories and explored their links with developing societies Considered identity and development issues faced by developing societies

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Is another world possible

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  1. Is another world possible Dr SupriyaAkerkar

  2. Through the module • Unravelled colonial histories and explored their links with developing societies • Considered identity and development issues faced by developing societies • Looked at issues of violence and reconciliation faced by post conflict societies

  3. So what??

  4. In this lecture • Is another world possible? • What do you think?

  5. Revisiting the context • Hegemonic role of transnational corporations, and international finance institutions?: • Agrobusiness, Big dams, Arms trade, Control over resources: Oil etc

  6. A question… • Is this a new form of globalisation another imperialism, colonialism and domination of developing societies? • What do you think?

  7. And some responses • Narmada BachaoAndolan • Ken SaroWiwa’s movement: MOSOP • Movements against Agribusiness and food sovereignty • Campaign against arms trade • Women’s movements • ……….and more

  8. How do these social movements understand current political scenario? • Globalisation, led by interests of transnational corporations, multilateral financial institutions, is anti-poor, anti-workers, and against the interests of all marginalised groups; eg indigenous peoples. • Globalisation of media has also created some opportunity to link local and other movements into global alliances of struggles of marginalised groups beyond national borders

  9. World Social Forum was born out of the idea to resist the neoliberal development paradigm represented by corporate/multilateral financial institutions and international capital. • As a platform of social movements, NGOs and struggles the representatives meet every year parallel to the meeting of World Economic Forum held at Davos each year.

  10. In 2001, first World Social Forum meeting with a slogan that there was an alternative to neoliberal development and • Another World is Possible

  11. WSF in 2001….. • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s4qC4khD9NI

  12. What sort of movement is WSF? • A global justice movement? • questioning ecological sustainability and the undermining of people’s knowledge • Questioning imposed rules by multinational corporations, institutions • Concerned with shrinking of public spheres • Concerned with unemployment • Concerned with erosion of domestic markets, traditional structures, national sovereignty • Questioning undermining of UN institution such as ILO while setting new ones

  13. Whose interests are represented through participation in WSF? • Women • Small producers/farmers • Workers • Indigenous peoples • Middle classes • Students • Youth • Picture: http://www.nadir.org/nadir/initiativ/agp/free/wsf/mumbai2004/images/mumbai004.htm

  14. Methods of protests at WSF • Demonstrations • Panel discussions • Posters • Wearing masks • Expression of diverse cultural identities through songs and dances • Videos • Picture: WSF 2011, Dakar ; http://www.guardian.co.uk/global-development/gallery/2011/feb/09/world-social-forum-senegal

  15. WSF…. • In terms of ideology… • Act as counter-expertise to global corporate actors/financial institutions which drive the political economy

  16. How do you conceptualise this movement? • As Alternative world public opinion? • As a global civil society? • As radical internationalists? • As nationalists? • As neo-reformists?

  17. In 2007…..Nairobi • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RKksqEMH6pA&feature=related

  18. What do you think about WSF? • Can you identify with it? • What about anti-fee hike student protests in UK?

  19. Some questions about WSF • Do the protest movements in WSF articulate consciousness about local issues or do they posit a new consciousness of counter assertions to globalisation?

  20. Issues around WSF critics advocates Computers are simply another new enabling factor creating ‘new communities’? • Are they really international? • Too much reliance on computer-based ‘communications internationalism’: cyberspace etc

  21. What some of the leading academics conclude…. • “A new internationalism is taking shape and place, though it might be more realistic to put this in the plural, or to distinguish it as ‘the new global solidarity’.” ….. Peter Waterman

  22. Thank you…

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