ISBN: 978-1-55587-626-5 $25.00 | ||
1996/250 pages/LC: 96-411 Emerging Global Issues |
The authors first outline the aims and scope of NGOs and suggest a systematic way of thinking about their activities. These conceptual notions underlie Part 2 of the book, five case studies focusing on NGOs vis-a-vis critical issues in contemporary world politics: AIDS, the environment, human rights, humanitarian relief, and women in development.
In Part 3, the authors concentrate on themes that cut across NGO activities in the realms of education, advocacy, and operations. They conclude with their proposal for an alternative division of responsibilities and labor between intergovernmental and nongovernmental actors, a vision in keeping with the complex mosaic of global governance.
"A rich discussion of how NGO’s act to influence or redefine global governance.'"—Perspectives on Political Science
"Analyzes how NGOs have discharged their mandates in a way that has positively influenced United Nations crisis management . . . a good general 'reader' for any course with a significant International Organizations component."—Interest Group on the UN Decade of International Law Newsletter