The World Says No to War

<div>On February 15 2003 the largest one-day protest in human history took place as millions of people in hundreds of cities marched in the streets rallying against the imminent invasion of Iraq. This was activism on an unprecedented scale.</div> <div> </div> <div><i>The World Says No to War</i> strives to understand who spoke out why they did and how so many people were mobilized for a global demonstration. Using surveys collected by researchers from eight countries-Belgium Britain Germany Italy the Netherlands Spain Switzerland and the United States-<i>The World Says No to War</i> analyzes how the new tools of the Internet were combined with more conventional means of mobilization to rally millions many with little experience in activism around common goals and against common targets.</div> <div> </div> <div>Contributors: W. Lance Bennett U of Washington; Michelle Beyeler U Bern; Christian Breunig U of Toronto; Mario Diani U of Trento; Terri E. Givens U of Texas Austin; Bert Klandermans Free U Amsterdam; Donatella della Porta European U Institute; Wolfgang Rüdig U of Strathclyde; Sidney Tarrow Cornell U; Peter Van Aelst U of Antwerp.</div>