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THE WORLD SOCIAL FORUM: A COMMUNICATION PLATEAU IN THE WORLD SOCIAL FORUM'S CHARTER OF PRINCIPLES

KHOURY, GEORGE SAMIR
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1195595566

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2007, MA, University of Cincinnati, Arts and Sciences : Communication.
The World Social Forum (WSF), now in its eighth year, is described as an emergent network of networks, occurring once a year opposite of the World Trade Organization’s usually held in late January in Davos, Switzerland. The timing of the WSF is meant to symbolize its opposition to the perceived inadequacies of top down neo-liberal globalization, instead offering a space for interested parties to discuss these perceived inequalities and act on the prospect of a more globally democratic alternative. This study looks at the World Social Forum’s Charter of Principles (June, 2001) to better understand the Forum as a product of social complexity. More specifically, the study sets out to better understand the communication practices associated with its emergence as a social plateau in the ever-changing context of globalization (Chesters & Welsh, 2005).
Dr. Stephen Depoe (Advisor)
149 p.
World Social Forum; Global Civil Society; Complexity Systems Theory; Communication; Sociology; Globalization; Glocalization

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  • KHOURY, G. S. (2007). THE WORLD SOCIAL FORUM: A COMMUNICATION PLATEAU IN THE WORLD SOCIAL FORUM'S CHARTER OF PRINCIPLES [Master's thesis, University of Cincinnati]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1195595566

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • KHOURY, GEORGE. THE WORLD SOCIAL FORUM: A COMMUNICATION PLATEAU IN THE WORLD SOCIAL FORUM'S CHARTER OF PRINCIPLES. 2007. University of Cincinnati, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1195595566.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • KHOURY, GEORGE. "THE WORLD SOCIAL FORUM: A COMMUNICATION PLATEAU IN THE WORLD SOCIAL FORUM'S CHARTER OF PRINCIPLES." Master's thesis, University of Cincinnati, 2007. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1195595566

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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