Strategizing against sweatshops : the global economy, student activism, and worker empowerment

Preface: The continuing relevance of progressive student activism in an age of right-wing populism -- Theorizing social movement strategy -- Globalization, the apparel industry and the roots of sweatshops -- Higher education as a political opportunity structure -- The origins of United Students Against Sweatshops -- USAS's campus-level strategy -- USAS's ideology of worker empowerment -- The organization of USAS -- The brands strike back : corporate social responsibility and the creation of the Fair Labor Association -- The creation of the Worker Rights Consortium -- Embedded autonomy and the fire alarm model : the organization and monitoring practices of the WRC -- Transnational solidarity campaigns -- The designated suppliers program -- Sweatfree communities.