Buch, Englisch, 312 Seiten, Format (B × H): 219 mm x 154 mm, Gewicht: 454 g
Reihe: Routledge Revivals
Buch, Englisch, 312 Seiten, Format (B × H): 219 mm x 154 mm, Gewicht: 454 g
Reihe: Routledge Revivals
ISBN: 978-1-138-73420-3
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
This title was first published in 2002.In this age of globalization, nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) and other civil society movements and coalitions have become vastly more diverse and influential. This informed text explores the crucial role that efficient, skilful use of information and communications technology and news media has played in increasing the influence and enhancing the work of civil society organizations. Rich in case study material, it examines NGOs and other civil society organizations in the policy fields of development, security, international law, human rights and humanitarian action. In addition, the book examines the relationship between civil society and intergovernmental institutions such as the United Nations, the World Trade Organization and the G7/G8. Scholars, analysts and practitioners in fields ranging from politics and economics through international law and information studies will find this book indispensable.
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Contents: Introduction, Peter I. Hajnal. NGOS and Civil Society Coalitions: Information and communication technologies and human rights advocacy: the case of Amnesty International, Joanne Lebert; Scientists and missile defence: organizing against a dangerous plan, John Spykerman; Oxfam International, Peter I. Hajnal; The working life of Southern NGOs: juggling the promise of information and communications technologies and the perils of relationships with international NGOs, Juris Dilevko; Essential partners: landmines-related NGOs and information technologies, Kenneth R. Rutherford; The power of global activist networks: the campaign for an international criminal court, William R. Pace and Rik Panganiban; AIDS, Médecins Sans Frontiéres, and access to essential medicines, James Orbinski. Civil society relationship with intergovernmental institutions: the United Nations and civil society, Barbara Adams; Thoughts on religious NGOs at the UN: a component of global civil society, Benjamin Rivlin; Expanding the trade debate: the role of information in WTO and civil society interaction, Heidi K. Ullrich; Citizen involvement in Canadian foreign policy: the summit of the Americas experience, Quebec City, April 2001, Marc Lortie and Sylvie Bédard; Civil society encounters the G7/G8, Peter I. Hajnal; Conclusion, Peter I. Hajnal; Electronic sources, Peter I. Hajnal and Gillian R. Clinton; Bibliography, Peter I. Hajnal and Gillian R. Clinton; Index.
