In its assessment of the origins and early development of the World Social Forum this article challenges traditional understandings of the Forum as representing 'globalisation from below'. By tracing the intricate relations among elements of business, civil society and the Workers' Party in the...

This article analyses Brazilian involvement in private labour and environmental governance. It does so by mapping the local actors participating in three recent international initiatives-the UN Global Compact, the Global Reporting Initiative, and the ISO 26000 Working Group-and exploring the...