This book seeks to achieve a dual purpose: to enhance understanding of NGOs by generating better evidence and theory; and to inform and renew IR theory through the challenge of understanding NGOs.

PART 1: Introduction: 1. William E. DeMars and Dennis Dijkzeul ¿ NGOing: Practice, Bridging and Power PART 2: Theory 2. Morten Skumsrud Andersen ¿ How to Study NGOs in Practice: A Relational Approach, 3. Karen A. Mingst and James P. Muldoon, Jr. ¿ Global Governance and NGOs: Reconceptualizing International Relations for the 21st Century, 4. Anna Ohanyan ¿ Network Institutionalism: A New Synthesis for NGO Studies PART 3: Crosscutting Evidence: History, Region, Accountability 5. Bob Reinalda ¿ The Coevolution of Non-Governmental and Intergovernmental Organizations in Historical Perspective, 6. Elizabeth A. Bloodgood ¿ Being an NGO in the OECD, 7. Cristina M. Balboa ¿ The Legitimacy and Accountability of International NGOs PART 4: Case Evidence: NGOs and Networks 8. Shareen Hertel ¿ The Theoretical and Practical Implications of Public/Private Partnerships for Labor Rights Advocacy 9. Patrice C. McMahon ¿ NGOs in Peacebuilding: High Expectations, Mixed Results 10. William E. DeMars ¿ Follow the Partners, 11. Dennis Dijkzeul ¿ Heart of Paradox: War, Rape and NGOs in the DR Congo PART 5: Conclusions and Implications 12. William E. DeMars and Dennis Dijkzeul ¿ Conclusions and Implications: NGO Research and International Relations Theory