Nongovernmental Organizations in International Society

Struggles over Recognition
1. Auflage 2008
ISBN: 978-1-349-36986-7
Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan US

Buch, Englisch, 211 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 288 g

Based on a wealth of original information and research, this book offers both a critical introduction to NGOs and a discussion of recent theoretical approaches which have either dismissed or wildly exaggerated their political significance.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Heins, V.

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen Internationale Organisationen und Institutionen
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Kultur Politische Kommunikation und Partizipation

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction: Nailing Down a Moving Target * What Is Distinctive about NGOs? * Why Did NGOs Emerge and Prosper? * What Are NGOs Actually Doing? * Where Do NGOs Seek Involvement? * How Do NGOs Succeed (or Fail)? * Conclusion: Paradoxes of Organized Goodness

Über Autor(innen)

Volker Heins is Senior Fellow at the Institute for Social Research, Frankfurt University, and a Visiting Professor of Political Science at McGill University in Montreal.