SOSC 1430 Lecture Notes - Rational Agent, Mahatma Gandhi, Corporate Social Responsibility
11 Apr 2013
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Power (access to resources, relationship to nature and one another; regional relations; what is dev; how it"s defined; effects on people and environment) Efforts from ordinary citizens to challenge ideas about dev proposed by transnational institutions. Vs policies of govt not in interests of poor. Challenging power relations, promote new principles and ethical ideas of dev. Earlier against imf, govts, corps now same processes, diff perspectives. Can be both progressive and regressive not necessarily the good guys. Organized collective efforts seeking to change (or to resist change in) some major aspect of society . Enter into conflictual relations with clearly identified opponents: ex. Make collective claims, have a target and make demands on authorities or corporate actors. Share identity and goals: ex. via campesina promotes fair trade relations on behalf of peasants or indigenous. Informal networks: boundaries sometimes fuzzy and hard to identify. Message what they want to communicate/persuade to broader audience; idea, goals.
