When tens of thousands of protesters brought the World Trade Organization in Seattle to a halt in November 1999, it marked the advent of a new global movement. This work draws on the history of past movements and their own experience as activists working towards a global democratization.

Although there are many books out there on globalization, this is unique in looking at it from below, rather than assuming that the richest countries will dictate the agenda; Suggests concrete ways to strive for global democratisation; When tens of thousands of protesters brought the World Trade Organization in Seattle to a halt in November 1999, it marked the "coming out party" for a new global movement. Trade unionists, environmentalists, students, women's rights groups, and human rights advocates demanded an alternative to "globalization from above." As Newsweek commented, "There are now two visions of globalization on offer, one led by commerce, one by social activism." How can this emerging movement realize its vision? In Globalization from Below: The Power of Solidarity, Brecher, Costello, and Smith draw on the history of past movements and their own experience as activists to propose strategies for building this powerful coalition into a successful movement for global democratisation.

Globalization and its spectre
the power of social movements (ant its secret)
two, three, many levels
handling contradictions in the movement
a world to win - for what?
draft of a global programme
self-organization from below
no movement is an island
fix it or nix it.