Most analyses of the Bhopal disaster have focused on the management decisions leading up to the disaster on 3 December 1984. This article examines the evolution of the global movement for justice in Bhopal that arose following the disaster. Recent developments in the study of transnational social movements are employed to identify the contributions that an analysis of the evolution of the struggle for justice in Bhopal can make towards greater understanding of global social movement organizing. Close examination of the ebb and flow of the movement’s global ties offers new explanations for both its persistence and evolution over 25 years.
La Lutte pour la Justice à Bhopal: Une Nouvelle/Vielle Sorte de Mouvement Social Transnational
La plupart des analyses réalisées sur le désastre de Bhopal se sont concentrées sur les décisions de gestion qui précédaient le désastre du 3 décembre, 1984. Cet article examine l’évolution du mouvement global pour la justice à Bhopal qui a surgi suite au désastre. Des développements récents dans l’étude des mouvements sociaux transnationaux sont utilisés afin d’identifier jusqu’à quel point une analyse de l’évolution de la lutte pour la justice à Bhopal pourrait contribuer à une compréhension plus profonde de l’organisation des mouvements sociaux globaux. Un examen rigoureux du flux et du reflux des liens globaux du mouvement nous offre de nouvelles explications pour sa persistance et son évolution sur une période de 25 ans.
La Lucha por la Justicia en Bhopal: Un Nuevo/Antiguo Género de Movimiento Social Transnacional
La mayoría de los análisis del desastre de Bhopal han centrado la atención en las decisiones de gerencia que precedieron a la catástrofe que ocurrió el 3 de diciembre de 1984. Este documento examina la evolución del movimiento global para la justicia en Bhopal que surgió después del desastre. Se usa los últimos avances en el estudio de los movimientos sociales transnacionales para identificar las contribuciones que un análisis de la evolución de la lucha por la justicia en Bhopal podría hacer hacia un mejor entendimiento de la organización del movimiento social global. Un examen riguroso del flujo y reflujo de las relaciones globales del movimiento ofrece nuevas explicaciones por su persistencia y su evolución durante 25 años.
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