Graduation Year
Spring 2013
Document Type
Campus Only Senior Thesis
Degree Name
Bachelor of Arts
Department
Politics and International Relations
Reader 1
Nancy Neiman Auerbach
Reader 2
Dunya Cakir
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© 2013 Emily E. Jones
Abstract
Understanding how these networks and opportunities formed and the effect of these relationships on social movements and global politics is crucial for the future of the dam resistance movement. I hypothesize that the formation of networks and the larger role of civil society in decision-making has altered institutional decision-making, thus allowing for the development of new counter-hegemonic ideas of development and methods of organizing. Through a broad analysis of the dam resistance movement and specific dam resistance campaigns, this thesis examines how and under what circumstances transnational networks provide new opportunities for participation and greater influence over national policy and multilateral institutions. I will seek to answer the questions - how do anti-dam advocacy networks affect national and international policy and under what conditions are these networks successful?
Recommended Citation
Jovais, Emily E., "Transnational Resistance Against Large Dams: States, Social Movements, and Struggles for Democracy" (2013). Scripps Senior Theses. 201.
https://scholarship.claremont.edu/scripps_theses/201
This thesis is restricted to the Claremont Colleges current faculty, students, and staff.
