Nongovernmental Organizations in International Society: Struggles Over Recognition

ISBN-13: 9780230600362 / Angielski / Twarda / 2008 / 211 str.

Volker Heins

Opis

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.

Spis treści

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

O autorze

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.