North-South Contradictions and bridges at the World Social Forum
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Ellen Reese; Mark Herkenrath; Chris Chase-Dunn; Rebecca Giem; Erika Gutierrez; Linda Kim
This paper uses the results of a survey of participants at the World Social Forum that was held in Porto Alegre, Brazil in 2005 to examine North/South issues and differences within the progressive sector of global civil society. Our purpose is to reflect on the problems of overcoming contradictions among and within counter-hegemonic transnational social movements in order to promote more effective cooperation in global social justice projects.