Overview

Until now, states and markets have been the main focus in global politics. Comparatively few studies have paid full attention to intermediary institutions. Increasingly, however, people are recognising the importance of private organisations - such as NGOs, firms, social movements, interest organizations - as actors on the global scene. Private Organisation in Global Politics is a ground-breaking study which brings together a broad range of case studies to examine the role and character of private organizations in the process of political globalization. It ties empirical analyses with theoretical perspectives on organizations in areas such as economic policy-making, the financial sector, the chemical industry and the regulation of the internet. It also focuses on areas such as environmental movements, human rights organizations, the international women's movement, and the combatting of disease. The book's expert contributors analyse the ways in which these groups organize their interest, how their activities vary across different policy fields and what their function is in relation to governance in the globalizing world.

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Author:   Karsten Ronit ,  Volker Schneider
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Volume:   No.15
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.600kg
ISBN:  

9780415201285

ISBN 10:   0415201284
Pages:   236
Publication Date:   30 November 2000
Audience:   College/higher education ,  General/trade ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Private organizations and their contribution to problem-solving in the global arena, Karsten Ronit, Volker Schneider; Chapter 2 Representation of private organizations in the global diplomacy of economic policy-making, Peter Willetts; Chapter 3 Embedding global financial markets, Philip G. Cerny; Chapter 4 The good, the bad or the ugly?, Karsten Ronit; Chapter 5 The Internet Society and its struggle for recognition and influence, Raymund Werle, Volker Leib; Chapter 6 Why do community-based AIDS organizations co-ordinate at the global level?, Patrick Kenis; Chapter 7 The global social capital of human rights movements, Volker Schneider; Chapter 8 The international women’s movement as a private political actor between accommodation and change, Bob Reinalda; Chapter 9 The policy roles of private research institutes in global politics, Diane Stone;

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Karsten Ronit is Associate Professor at the Department of Political Science, University of Copenhagen, Denmark., Volker Schneider is Professor at the Department of Politics and Management, University of Constance, Germany.

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