| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 566 pages) : illustrations |
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Ashgate research companion |
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Ashgate research companion.
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| Contents |
Part I. Introduction and sources. Non-state actors in the international system of states / Bob Reinalda -- The Yearbook of international organizations and quantitative non-state actor research / Elizabeth Bloodgood -- Researching transnational history : the example of peace activism / Thomas Richard Davies -- The United Nations Intellectual History Project and the role of ideas / Francis Baert |
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Part II. Actors other than governments. Transnational religious actors / John T.S. Madeley and Jeffrey Haynes -- Transnational corporations and the regulation of business at the global level / Karsten Ronit -- Unravelling the political role of experts and expertise in the professional services industry / Angela Wigger -- Parliaments and parliamentarians as international actors / Andrés Malamud and Stelios Stavridis -- Autonomous agencies of the European Union as non-state actors / Martijn Groenleer |
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Part III. Perceptions and understanding. Liberal political philosophy : the role of non-state actors and considerations of global justice / Geoff Gordon and Roland Pierik -- Non-governmental organizations and non-state actors in international law / Anna-Karin Lindblom -- Intergovernmental organizations in international relations theory and as actors in world politics / Joel E. Oestreich -- Inter-organizational relations : an emerging research programme / Rafael Biermann -- Civil society and NGO : far from unproblematic concepts / Norbert Götz -- Non-state and state actors in global governance / Martin Koch -- Limitations of intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations / Dennis Dijkzeul and William E. DeMars |
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Part IV. Nature and impact. Non-state actors and the transformation of diplomacy / Brian Hocking -- Dynamism and resilience of intergovernmental organizations in a world of persisting state power and rising non-state actors / Yves Schemeil -- International bureaucracies : organizing world politics / Steffen Bauer and Silke Weinlich -- Interest representation and advocacy within the European Union : the making of democracy? / Sabine Saurugger -- From agenda setting to decision making : opening the black box of non-governmental organizations / Liesbet Heyse -- Non-governmental organizations and decision making in the United Nations / Jutta Joachim -- The ongoing organizational reform of the United Nations / Yves Beigbeder -- Reporting and peer review in the implementation of international rules : what role for non-state actors? / Thomas Conzelmann -- Accountability of public and private international organizations / Steve Charnovitz -- Non-state actors and the proliferation and individualization of international dispute settlement / Eric De Brabandere |
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Part V. Separate worlds. Politics and the world of humanitarian aid / Wolf-Dieter Eberwein -- Non-governmental organizations in the human rights world / Anja Mihr -- Non-state actors in the global security world / Carolyn M. Stephenson -- Non-state actors in the development aid world as seen from the South / Moushumi Basu -- Cities for citizens in the global South : approaches of non-governmental organizations working in urban development / Diana Mitlin -- Non-state actors in the global health world / Peter Hough -- Non-state actors in multilateral trade governance / Dirk De Bièvre and Marcel Hanegraaff -- Non-state actors and environmental governance : comparing multinational, supranational and transnational rule making / Lars H. Gulbrandsen, Steinar Andresen and Jon Birger Skjærseth |
| Summary |
"How do non-state actors matter in international relations? This volume recognizes three types of non-state actor: non-governmental organizations (NGOs), intergovernmental organizations (IGOs) and transnational corporations. It illustrates how they play roles alongside nation-states and are interrelated in matters of international regulation and coordination"--Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 477-541) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Non-governmental organizations.
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International agencies.
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International business enterprises.
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international organizations.
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LAW -- International.
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International agencies
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International business enterprises
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Non-governmental organizations
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Reinalda, Bob, editor.
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| ISBN |
9780754697947 |
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0754697940 |
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1283015080 |
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9781283015080 |
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