Shaping Globalization

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Shaping Globalization: Civil Society, Cultural Power, and Threefolding

“Nicanor Perlas lays out a framework that integrates the social, the ecological, and the spiritual in a simple and yet profound view of 21st century society.” —C. Otto Scharmer, author of Theory U

Civil Society has become a major power in the world. The stunning defeat of the controversial and secretive Multilateral Agreement on Investments, the massive worldwide WTO protests, and the annual meetings of the World Social Forum all testify to its coming of age. From these significant victories, civil society continued to catch world attention with the Arab Spring, the grassroots movement that helped elect former US President Barack Obama, and the significant gains of the anti-fracking campaign. With tens of millions of citizens and more than a trillion dollars involved in advancing its agenda, civil society now joins the state and the market as the third key institution shaping globalization. Nevertheless, it cannot fully mobilize its resources and power as it currently lacks clear understanding of its identity.

Shaping Globalization asserts that global civil society is a cultural institution wielding cultural power, showing how—through the use of this distinct power—it can advance its agenda in the political and economic realms of society without compromising its identity. Nicanor Perlas outlines the strategic implications for civil society, both locally and globally, and explains that civil society’s key task is to inaugurate “threefolding”—forging strategic interrelationships of civil society, government, and the economy. Such authentic tri-sector partnerships are essential for advancing new ways for nations to develop and for charting a new, sustainable form of globalization. Using the model of the Philippine Agenda 21, we are shown how civil society and progressive individuals and agencies in government and business are demonstrating the effectiveness of this new understanding to ensure that globalization benefits the environment, the poor and society as a whole.

This new edition includes a new afterword.

About the Author

Nicanor PERLAS is an adviser, global activist, writer, and speaker on artificial intelligence, globalization, and spiritualized science. He has advised UN agencies, the Office of the President and Congress, as well as cities and towns undertaking large-scale social threefolding projects. He has headed global and national civil society networks that were responsible for stopping twelve nuclear power plants, banning thirty-two pesticide formulations, and bringing about mainstream sustainable development, including organic farming in the Philippines. Perlas is a member of the Senate Task Force on Artificial Intelligence. For the global impact of his work, he has received the Right Livelihood Award (Alternative Nobel Prize), the Outstanding Filipino Award, and the UNEP Global 500 Award. He is the author of Humanity’s Last Stand, The Challenge of Artificial Intelligence.

Additional information

Weight 22 oz
Dimensions 6 × 1 × 9 in
Author

ISBN13

9781912230297

Published

May 2019

Format

Paperback

Pages

318

Publisher

Temple Lodge Press

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