Prepack for Izmir 1. GENERAL READING ~ this is intended to provide a general introduction of the topic under discussion during the IZMIR Study Meeting. Yacob MULUGETTA: TRANSNATIONAL CIVIL SOCIETY MOVEMENTS in GLOBALISATION: RESISTANCE and Co-option 2.SPECIFIC READING ~ these articles provide a discussion and assessment on what are the REALITIES of civil society. Anil AGARWAL : GLOBALISATION, CIVIL SOCIETY and GOVERNANCE, the CHALLENGES FOR THE 21st Century - an in-depth article highlighting the realities of globalisation and the challenges that it is bringing for civil society to act. A case-study is made on Norway. Alejandro PORTES: GLOBAL VILLAGERS, The Rise of Transnational Communities - discusses a reality of today, the rise of transnational communities which is another form of how the civil society is making itself heard today. 3.SPECIFIC READING ~ these articles provide a discussion and assessment on which are the DARK EFFECTS of a global civil society David CALLAHAN : WHAT IS GLOBAL CIVIL SOCIETY? 4.GLOBAL REACTION ~ these articles provide a general overview of the response that civil society should have on the effects of globalisation worldwide David KORTEN : GLOBAL CIVIL SOCIETY: The Path Ahead Benjamin R. BARBER: GLOBALIZING DEMOCRACY