List of illustrations -- Preface and acknowledgments -- Globalization and the emergence of the World Social Forums -- What are the World Social Forums? -- Who participates in the World Social Forums? -- Reformism or radical change: what do World Social Forum participants want? -- Global or local: where's the action? -- Conclusion: the World Social Forum process and global democracy -- Appendix : World Social Forum charter of principles -- Notes -- References -- Resources -- About the authors -- Index.
