Beschreibung:
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