National Policy Regimes

Contemporary social movements mobilizing on issues of global justice have been described by various authors as Global Justice Movements (GJMs). These movements are seen to share certain characteristics such as their transnational scope, multiple affiliations, global identity and concerns and a common interpretation of global social injustice which identifies neoliberalism as the common ‘enemy’. ¹ But far from being a transnational, homogenous movement, GJMs originate from a variety of activist traditions and affiliations, and are inserted in specific national contexts which result in variations of agendas, repertoires of actions and ability to influence policy-making.