Nongovernmental Organizations in International Society: Struggles Over Recognition

ISBN-13: 9781349369867 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 211 str.

Volker Heins; V. Heins

Opis

Combining insights from the English School of International Relations and recent Frankfurt School works, Heins furthers the understanding of international nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) in radically new and unexpected ways.

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.