The interaction between corporations and non-governmental
organizations (NGOs) has become an important topic in the debate
about corporate social responsibility (CSR). Yet, unlike the vast
majority of academic work on this topic, this book explicitly
focuses on clarifying the role of NGOs, not of corporations, in
this context. Based on the notion of NGOs as political actors it
argues that NGOs suffer from a multiple legitimacy deficit: they
are representatives of civil society without being elected; the
legitimacy of the claims they raise is often controversial; and
there are often doubts regarding the legitimacy of the behaviour
they exhibit in putting forward their claims. Set against an
extended sphere of political action in the postnational
constellation this book argues that the political model of
deliberative democracy provides a meaningful conceptualization of
NGOs as legitimate partners of corporations and it develops a
conceptual framework that specifically allows distinguishing
legitimate partner NGOs from two related actor types with whom they
share certain characteristics but who differ with respect to their
legitimacy. These related actor types are interest groups on the
one hand and activists on the other hand. In conclusion it argues
that a focus on the behaviour of NGOs is most meaningful for
distinguishing them from interest groups and activists.
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