This paper uses the results of a survey of participants at the World Social Forum that was held i... more 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.
... Paper presented at the 2006 annual meeting of the American Sociological Association in Montre... more ... Paper presented at the 2006 annual meeting of the American Sociological Association in Montreal, Canada Ellen Reese, Mark Herkenrath, Chris Chase-Dunn, Rebecca Giem, Erika Guttierrez,Linda Kim, and Christine Petit* * Please Do not cite without permission of authors. ...
Little systematic research has been done on the social composition of the hundreds of thousands o... more Little systematic research has been done on the social composition of the hundreds of thousands of people that attend the World Social Forum, or how their background characteristics and political affiliations might shape their political views. This paper addresses these questions through an analysis of original survey data of 640 participants of the 2005 World Social Forum in Porto Alegre, Brazil. We found that most WSF participants were young, from Brazil and neighboring countries, expressed radical views, and actively participated in social movements. Most also belonged to relatively privileged social groups; most were highly educated (a proxy measure for class), and "white" was the most common racial identity. Results from our logistic regression analysis indicate that there were statistically significant differences among respondents' political goals and preferred strategies for social change based on their world system position, race, and membership in different t...
UMI, ProQuest ® Dissertations & Theses. The world's most comprehensive collection of dissert... more UMI, ProQuest ® Dissertations & Theses. The world's most comprehensive collection of dissertations and theses. Learn more... ProQuest, Feminism without feminists: Gender, race and popular culture. by Kim, Linda Jin, Ph.D., UNIVERSITY ...
This paper utilizes ethnographic content analysis to analyze the discourses surrounding the negot... more This paper utilizes ethnographic content analysis to analyze the discourses surrounding the negotiation of Korean American identity in a YouTube series , K-Town, a reality web series with an Asian American cast set in Los Angeles, California. We find that ethnic stereotypes about Korean Americans (KAs), as well as Koreatown, Los Angeles (KT) as a foreign space, are actively constructed and contested by users on YouTube. We argue that YouTube user-generated comments illuminate DuBois’ concept of stance and disalignment whereby users invoke their ethnic or racial identities as either Korean American (KA) or more broadly Asian American (AA), to validate their own social location and to make claims regarding the authenticity of the webisode in portraying KAs and KT. YouTube users also deployed Butler’s concept of “abject identity” to critique the portrayal of unacceptable KA identities while simultaneously affirming acceptable ethnic identities. We conclude that YouTubers not only contr...
The World Social Forum (WSF) is both an open meeting space and a movement of movements that are e... more The World Social Forum (WSF) is both an open meeting space and a movement of movements that are explicitly acting to oppose neoliberal global capitalism and to address issues of global social justice and environmental sustainability. It is also an organization governed by a ...
The Institute For Research on World Systems, Jul 27, 2006
This is a study of contemporary global party formation in world historical perspective. Recent ef... more This is a study of contemporary global party formation in world historical perspective. Recent efforts to organize progressive forces are intended to have a democratizing effect on global governance and the operation of the world economy. The activists want to avoid the mistakes of the past while organizing an effective effort move in the direction of a more just global system. This new project needs to be understood in world historical context with attention to the implications of the history of transnational social movements, world revolutions and the evolution of global governance over the last four centuries.
The Institute For Research on World Systems, Nov 27, 2006
Little systematic research has been done on the social composition of the hundreds of thousands o... more Little systematic research has been done on the social composition of the hundreds of thousands of people that attend the World Social Forum, or how their background characteristics and political affiliations might shape their political views. This paper addresses these questions through an analysis of original survey data of 640 participants of the 2005 World Social Forum in Porto Alegre, Brazil. We found that most WSF participants were young, from Brazil and neighboring countries, expressed radical views, and actively participated in social movements. Most also belonged to relatively privileged social groups; most were highly educated (a proxy measure for class), and "white" was the most common racial identity. Results from our logistic regression analysis indicate that there were statistically significant differences among respondents' political goals and preferred strategies for social change based on their world system position, race, and membership in different types of organizations; there were not statistically significant differences in respondents' political views based on their gender, age, or years of education however.
Reuveny/North and South in the World Political Economy, 2008
This paper uses the results of a survey of participants at the World Social Forum that was held i... more 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.
Abstract This essay critically reflects on our experiences and observations, as a multi-racial re... more Abstract This essay critically reflects on our experiences and observations, as a multi-racial research team from the USA, of the politics of race and racism at the 2005 meeting of the World Social Forum which took place in Porto Alegre, Brazil. The challenges of discussing issues of ...
This paper uses the results of a survey of participants at the World Social Forum that was held i... more 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.
... Paper presented at the 2006 annual meeting of the American Sociological Association in Montre... more ... Paper presented at the 2006 annual meeting of the American Sociological Association in Montreal, Canada Ellen Reese, Mark Herkenrath, Chris Chase-Dunn, Rebecca Giem, Erika Guttierrez,Linda Kim, and Christine Petit* * Please Do not cite without permission of authors. ...
Little systematic research has been done on the social composition of the hundreds of thousands o... more Little systematic research has been done on the social composition of the hundreds of thousands of people that attend the World Social Forum, or how their background characteristics and political affiliations might shape their political views. This paper addresses these questions through an analysis of original survey data of 640 participants of the 2005 World Social Forum in Porto Alegre, Brazil. We found that most WSF participants were young, from Brazil and neighboring countries, expressed radical views, and actively participated in social movements. Most also belonged to relatively privileged social groups; most were highly educated (a proxy measure for class), and "white" was the most common racial identity. Results from our logistic regression analysis indicate that there were statistically significant differences among respondents' political goals and preferred strategies for social change based on their world system position, race, and membership in different t...
UMI, ProQuest ® Dissertations & Theses. The world's most comprehensive collection of dissert... more UMI, ProQuest ® Dissertations & Theses. The world's most comprehensive collection of dissertations and theses. Learn more... ProQuest, Feminism without feminists: Gender, race and popular culture. by Kim, Linda Jin, Ph.D., UNIVERSITY ...
This paper utilizes ethnographic content analysis to analyze the discourses surrounding the negot... more This paper utilizes ethnographic content analysis to analyze the discourses surrounding the negotiation of Korean American identity in a YouTube series , K-Town, a reality web series with an Asian American cast set in Los Angeles, California. We find that ethnic stereotypes about Korean Americans (KAs), as well as Koreatown, Los Angeles (KT) as a foreign space, are actively constructed and contested by users on YouTube. We argue that YouTube user-generated comments illuminate DuBois’ concept of stance and disalignment whereby users invoke their ethnic or racial identities as either Korean American (KA) or more broadly Asian American (AA), to validate their own social location and to make claims regarding the authenticity of the webisode in portraying KAs and KT. YouTube users also deployed Butler’s concept of “abject identity” to critique the portrayal of unacceptable KA identities while simultaneously affirming acceptable ethnic identities. We conclude that YouTubers not only contr...
The World Social Forum (WSF) is both an open meeting space and a movement of movements that are e... more The World Social Forum (WSF) is both an open meeting space and a movement of movements that are explicitly acting to oppose neoliberal global capitalism and to address issues of global social justice and environmental sustainability. It is also an organization governed by a ...
The Institute For Research on World Systems, Jul 27, 2006
This is a study of contemporary global party formation in world historical perspective. Recent ef... more This is a study of contemporary global party formation in world historical perspective. Recent efforts to organize progressive forces are intended to have a democratizing effect on global governance and the operation of the world economy. The activists want to avoid the mistakes of the past while organizing an effective effort move in the direction of a more just global system. This new project needs to be understood in world historical context with attention to the implications of the history of transnational social movements, world revolutions and the evolution of global governance over the last four centuries.
The Institute For Research on World Systems, Nov 27, 2006
Little systematic research has been done on the social composition of the hundreds of thousands o... more Little systematic research has been done on the social composition of the hundreds of thousands of people that attend the World Social Forum, or how their background characteristics and political affiliations might shape their political views. This paper addresses these questions through an analysis of original survey data of 640 participants of the 2005 World Social Forum in Porto Alegre, Brazil. We found that most WSF participants were young, from Brazil and neighboring countries, expressed radical views, and actively participated in social movements. Most also belonged to relatively privileged social groups; most were highly educated (a proxy measure for class), and "white" was the most common racial identity. Results from our logistic regression analysis indicate that there were statistically significant differences among respondents' political goals and preferred strategies for social change based on their world system position, race, and membership in different types of organizations; there were not statistically significant differences in respondents' political views based on their gender, age, or years of education however.
Reuveny/North and South in the World Political Economy, 2008
This paper uses the results of a survey of participants at the World Social Forum that was held i... more 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.
Abstract This essay critically reflects on our experiences and observations, as a multi-racial re... more Abstract This essay critically reflects on our experiences and observations, as a multi-racial research team from the USA, of the politics of race and racism at the 2005 meeting of the World Social Forum which took place in Porto Alegre, Brazil. The challenges of discussing issues of ...
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