"Recognition" is a critical concept for social movements, and while its theoretical and empirical dimensions have usually been studied separately, this collection focuses on both against a transnational backdrop.

List of Illustrations PART I: CONCEPTS Introduction: The Transnationalization of Struggles for Recognition. Introduction and Summary of the Contributions Dieter Gosewinkel Chapter 1. Struggles for Recognition: Bridging Three Separated Spheres of Discourse Dieter Rucht Chapter 2. Understanding Transnational Social Movements: Potentials and Limits of Recognition Theory Volker Heins PART II: THE CASES FOR WOMEN AND JEWS Chapter 3. ‘By the sacred ties of humanity and common decent’. The Transnationalization of Modern Jewish History and its Discontents Tobias Metzler Chapter 4. Jewish, Socialist, Antizionist: The Bund and its Transnational Relations Gertrud Pickhan Chapter 5. Institution Building and Policy Making at the Transnational Level: Challenges in the Early History of the World Jewish Congress Emmanuel Deonna Chapter 6. Struggles for Recognition and the Concept of Gender in Twentieth Century Poland Claudia Kraft Chapter 7. The Emergence of an Impossible Movement: Domestic Workers Organize Globally Helen Schwenken PART III: ENLARGING THE SCOPE Chapter 8. Peace Movements and the Politics of Recognition in the Cold War Holger Nehring Chapter 9. Recognition Across Difference: Conceptual Considerations Against an Indian Background Martin Fuchs Chapter 10. Injustice Symbols and Global Solidarity Thomas Olesen Notes on contributors Bibliography Index