The Marketing of Rebellion: Insurgents, Media, and International Activism

Cover......Page 1
Half-title......Page 3
Series-title......Page 5
Title......Page 7
Copyright......Page 8
Dedication......Page 9
Contents......Page 11
Tables......Page 12
Acknowledgments......Page 13
1 Insurgent Groups and the Quest for Overseas Support......Page 19
Implications......Page 24
Definitions and Plan of the Book......Page 26
2 Power, Exchange, and Marketing......Page 32
Power and Exchange......Page 38
Raising International Awareness......Page 41
Matching  NGO  Expectations......Page 44
Substantive Matching......Page 46
Cultural Matching......Page 51
Tactical Matching......Page 52
Ethical Matching......Page 53
Organizational Matching......Page 55
Strategy and Support......Page 59
Who Wins Support?......Page 61
Conclusion......Page 69
3 From Ethnic to Environmental Conflict: NIGERIA’S OGONI MOVEMENT......Page 72
Roots of the Niger Delta Conflict......Page 74
“Knocking on Closed Doors”: MOSOP’s International Campaign, 1990–92......Page 83
The Growth of NGO Support, January–June 1993......Page 96
The Environmental Frame......Page 98
State Violence and the Human Rights Frame......Page 108
Deepening Repression/Widening NGO Involvement: July 1993–December 1995......Page 110
Structure of the Network......Page 114
Execution and Exhaustion: The Decline of Support, 1995–2002......Page 117
The Other Niger Delta Minorities......Page 122
Conclusion......Page 128
4 The Making of an Antiglobalization Icon: MEXICO’S ZAPATISTA UPRISING......Page 135
Roots of Rebellion in Southern Mexico......Page 138
\"Making Ourselves Heard\"......Page 145
From \"Military Wonder\" to Societal Catalyst......Page 157
Embracing Indigenousness/Reviling Neoliberalism......Page 168
Inventing an Icon......Page 179
Nothing Succeeds Like Success......Page 182
Structure of the Network......Page 189
Conclusion......Page 193
5 Transnational Marketing and World Politics......Page 196
The Ambiguous Effects of Transnational Support......Page 199
Taming the Market......Page 205
Insurgent Marketing and World Politics......Page 209
Appendix 1: NGO Standards for Supporting Local Movements......Page 215
General Human Rights and the Environment Campaign Support Questions......Page 216
Excerpt from Workers Rights Consortium Factory Assessment Program, \"Investigative Protocols\"......Page 217
Appendix 2: Interviews......Page 219
Bibliography......Page 225
Index......Page 245