Transnational social movements engage in communication processes as well as the creation of media products in their strategic work toward social change. Media attention to these efforts as well becomes part of the ongoing struggle to promote social justice, political opportunities, and economic equality. The bridging of social movement interests across national boundaries signals the
Transnational feminist media studies, an emergent area of scholarship, is both a critical intervention and a response to the challenges posed by globalization. The transborder movement of capital, commodities, images, and people has set in motion a range of social and political issues, affecting multiple aspects of lived experience. Globalization reproduces gender and sexuality in
Street gangs are rapidly evolving, becoming regional, national, and even international in terms of criminal operations. This globalization of gang-related criminal activity has been facilitated by improved technology, advancements in telecommunications, and increased mobility due to a vast and ever growing network of interstate highways and transatlantic airline flights. As a result, what once were
Without doubt the most compelling development in organized crime at the end of the twentieth century is the trend toward the development of transnational organized crime groups and the suggestion that these groups are beginning to collaborate and cooperate in a systematic manner to facilitate the delivery of illicit goods and services on an international
“Civil society” has been through a series of definitions since it first came into use in the 18th century. Locke, Hegel, Marx, and Gramsci all used the term; but for Locke it meant organized human civilization as contrasted with the animal kingdom’s turbulence, for Marx it meant the economic process, and the other two writers
This article explores the multifaceted phenomenon of Transnational Organized Crime (TOC) within the context of the United States’ criminal justice process. The introduction provides a definition of TOC, tracing its historical roots and emphasizing its contemporary significance in a globalized society. The first section delves into the characteristics and various manifestations of TOC, elucidating the