Description:
Beyond the Boomerang redefines how scholars and practitioners understand advocacy in international politics. Building on and moving beyond the influential "boomerang model" of transnational advocacy networks, Pallas introduces the concept of transcalar advocacy, offering a more dynamic framework for analyzing how ideas, actors, and influence move across local, national, and global levels. Combining theoretical innovation with real-world relevance, this book illuminates the evolving strategies of global civil society in shaping policy and power. Essential for students, researchers, and practitioners in international relations, it provides a fresh lens on the mechanisms driving change in an interconnected world.
Review Quotes:
"Beyond the Boomerang develops a theory of transcalar advocacy that provides a counterpoint to prevailing assumptions about global issue-based networks. Supported by case studies using a variety of research methods, the volume updates our understanding of how activists work in a global context. The authors highlight initiatives of advocates at local, regional, and global levels, demonstrating that activism on a variety of issues may be conditioned by national circumstances, but is no longer limited to a reactive approach to the nation-state or dependent on leadership from northern NGOs."--Ann Marie Clark, author of Diplomacy of Conscience: Amnesty International and Changing Human Rights Norms and coauthor of Sovereignty, Democracy, and Global Civil Society: State-Society Relations at UN World Conferences