Trade battles: activism and the politicization of international trade policy

Introduction: the impact of social movements on international trade policy

Theorizing social movement influence on the state

Trade politics prior to NAFTA

Politicization and framing : linking environmental and labor rights

Outsider strategies : mobilizing public and legislative hostility against NAFTA

Insider strategies : using institutional leverage to influence the side agreements

The state responds : closing institutional opportunities post-NAFTA

Conclusions: the implications of institutional closure for democracy and mobilization

Bibliography

Index.