Transnational Activism in the Un and the Eu: A Comparative Study

ISBN-13: 9780415664080 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 208 str.

Jutta Joachim;Birgit Locher

Opis

Comparing non-governmental organizations in the United Nations and the European Union across a range of different issue areas, this book examines how the choice of venue and institution affects the actions and strategies of NGOs.

Spis treści

Part 1: Introduction 1. Transnational Activism in the UN and the EU  Part 2: Transnational Activism in the UN  2. Civil Society Organizations in the UN  3. Where the States are: Environmental NGOs and the UN Climate Change Negotiations  4. Human Rights NGOs at the United Nations: Developing an Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture  5. Political Opportunity Structures and Non-Sate Influence at the World Bank: Making the Case for Transparency  6. Negotiating Human Security at the UN: Transnational Civil Society, Arms Control and Disarmament  Part 3: Transnational Activism in the EU  7. Institutions and Civil Society Organizations in the EU’s Multi-Level System  8. NGOs, the European Union and the Case of Environment  9. Safeguarding Asylum as a Human Right: NGOs and the European Union  10. Pan-European NGOs and Social Rights: Participatory Democracy and Civil Dialogue  11. NGOs and Security: The Case of the European Union  Part 4: Conclusion  12. Worlds Apart or Worlds Together? Transnational Activism in the UN and the EU 

O autorze

Jutta Joachim, Birgit Locher