Burnell & Randall: Politics in the Developing World 2e 
Study QuestionsBurnell & Randall: Politics in the Developing World 2e
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www.ektaparishad.org
(Ekta Parishad, Bhopal, India) Contains information about the history and
activities of Ekta Parishad (United Forum), a Gandhian land rights movement in India.
www.mst.org.br
(Movimento dos Trabalhadores Rurais Sem Terra, S˜ao Paulo, Brazil) Contains
information about the history and activities of the MST, the Landless Rural Workers movement that
promotes land reform and food sovereignty in Brazil.
www.irn.org (International Rivers Network, Berkeley, United States) This organization opposes
destructive dams and the model of development they advance. Works with environmental and
human rights movements around the world.
www.forumsocialmundial.org.br
(Fórum Social Mundial, São Paulo, Brazil) Website for the World
Social Forum, an annual event in which members of social movements and NGOs meet to discuss
alternative forms of politics and development and strategies for attaining them. Provides information
on the World Social Forum and other social forums held in different regions of the world.
www.focusweb.org
(Focus on the Global South, Bangkok, Thailand) An NGO that engages
in policy research, advocacy, activism, and grass-roots capacity-building in an effort to promote
alternative models of development. Contains research reports and position papers on development
issues.
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