Global Studies International Award for Excellence

The Global Studies Journal offers an annual award for newly published research or thinking that has been recognized to be outstanding by members of the Global Studies Research Network.

Award Winner for Volume 19

Networked Social Movements against Mega-Sporting Events in Brazil: Challenging Differentiated Citizenship and Calling for the Right to the City

In the face of perceived injustice, a huge number of intense anti-World Cup movements took place throughout almost every host city from June 2013 to July 2014 in Brazil. Over a million Brazilians joined anti-World Cup protests in more than 100 cities throughout Brazil in early July 2013, and this civil resistance lasted until the beginning of the World Cup. After the Cup, a number of violent protests in Rio de Janeiro against the 2016 Olympics occurred as well, and these produced far more controversy over the event. This study examines the emergence of social movements against the 2014 World Cup and the 2016 Olympic Games held in Brazil. Despite the importance of the subject, there has been a scarcity of literature addressing networked social movements in Brazil that opposed mega-sporting events and how this relates to theoretical debates about differentiated citizenship and the right to the city. To fill this gap, this article aims to explore the characteristics of protests. Drawing on an analysis of archival sources and interviews conducted during fieldwork in Brazil, this study shows that such demonstrations can be best seen as “networked social movements” that had been struggling for the asymmetric distribution of rights around the neoliberal mega-events. These networked social movements entailed the characteristics of the right-to-the-city movements that intended to subvert the social systems of differentiated citizenship in Brazil.

Past Award Winners

Volume 18

How to be a Democrat in an Authoritarian World?

Luke Cooper, The International Journal of Interdisciplinary Global Studies, Volume 18, Issue 1, pp.57–68


Volume 17

Our Future: Ecosocialism or Ecofascism

Jerry Harris, The International Journal of Interdisciplinary Global Studies, Volume 17, Issue 2, pp.35–47


Volume 17

How Do Female Labor Force Participation Rates Change During Episodes of Globalization and Marginalization?: Global Evidence from 1990 to 2019

Gunter, Bernhard, Bongsun Seo, and Farah Tasneem, The International Journal of Interdisciplinary Global Studies, Volume 17, Issue 1, pp.1–12


Volume 15

The Geo-Economics of Deprivation: Re-Thinking Philosophical Perspectives and Proposed Solutions on Global Poverty

Oluwatosin Akande, The International Journal of Interdisciplinary Global Studies, Volume 15, Issue 2, pp.31–43


Volume 14

The Essential Trust Building in Thailand’s Reconciliation Process

Satidporn, Wichuda and Stithorn Thananithichot, The International Journal of Interdisciplinary Global Studies, Volume 14, Issue 3, pp.1–17


Volume 11

Biopolitics and Sovereignty: Decontextualization and Recontextualization of Anthropolaw

Stefan Litz, The Global Studies Journal, Volume 11, Issue 4, pp.33–47


Volume 10

Where to Train: Shifts in the Doctoral Destination Advice Given to Asian Bioscience Students

Anju Mary Paul and Vicotira Paul, The Global Studies Journal, Volume 10, Issue 3, pp.1–18


Volume 8

Energy Crisis Keeps Egypt on the Wrong Side of Capitalism

Ahmed Badreldin, The Global Studies Journal, Volume 8, Issue 4, pp.1–18


Volume 7

No Freedom from Fear: Child Soldiers in Burma

Spreeha Debchaudhury, The Global Studies Journal, Volume 7, Issue 3, pp.41–51


Volume 6

The Impact of China on Sub-Saharan Africa’s Ability to Work towards a Sustainable Future: A Secondary Analysis

Lynne Ciochetto, The Global Studies Journal, Volume 6, Issue 2, pp.33–43


Volume 5

The American Dream: An Indian Version in the Age of Globalization

Sudata DebChaudhury, The Global Studies Journal, Volume 5, Issue 3, pp.121–138


Volume 4

Globalization and Social Justice in Latin America in the Past Twenty Years

Jalil Safaei, The Global Studies Journal, Volume 4, Issue 1, pp.219–238


Volume 3

Embracing China — From Market Fundamentalism to Socialised Mercantilist Markets? Enter the Dragon, a New Set of Clothes for Turbo-capitalism

Jackson Nyamuya Maogoto, The Global Studies Journal, Volume 3, Issue 1, pp.247–254


Volume 2

Power of McDonald’s ‘Happy Meal’: Globalization of American Culture and Value

Joanne Jung-wook Hong, The Global Studies Journal, Volume 2, Issue 2, pp.143–154


Volume 1

Mobile Cities: Reinventing Urban Mobility

Oliver Schwedes and Stephan Rammler, The Global Studies Journal, Volume 1, Issue 4, pp.159–168