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It has become commonplace to observe the growing pervasiveness and
impact of Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs). And yet the three
central approaches in International Relations (IR) theory,
Liberalism, Realism and Constructivism, overlook or ignore the
importance of NGOs, both theoretically and politically. Offering a
timely reappraisal of NGOs, and a parallel reappraisal of theory in
IR-the academic discipline entrusted with revealing and explaining
world politics, this book uses practice theory, global governance,
and new institutionalism to theorize NGO accountability and analyze
the history of NGOs. This study uses evidence from empirical data
from Europe, Africa, Latin America, the Middle East and Asia and
from studies that range across the issue-areas of peacebuilding,
ethnic reconciliation, and labor rights to show IR theory has often
prejudged and misread the agency of NGOs. Drawing together a group
of leading international relations theorists, this book explores
the frontiers of new research on the role of such forces in world
politics and is required reading for students, NGO activists, and
policy-makers.
It has become commonplace to observe the growing pervasiveness and
impact of Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs). And yet the three
central approaches in International Relations (IR) theory,
Liberalism, Realism and Constructivism, overlook or ignore the
importance of NGOs, both theoretically and politically. Offering a
timely reappraisal of NGOs, and a parallel reappraisal of theory in
IR-the academic discipline entrusted with revealing and explaining
world politics, this book uses practice theory, global governance,
and new institutionalism to theorize NGO accountability and analyze
the history of NGOs. This study uses evidence from empirical data
from Europe, Africa, Latin America, the Middle East and Asia and
from studies that range across the issue-areas of peacebuilding,
ethnic reconciliation, and labor rights to show IR theory has often
prejudged and misread the agency of NGOs. Drawing together a group
of leading international relations theorists, this book explores
the frontiers of new research on the role of such forces in world
politics and is required reading for students, NGO activists, and
policy-makers.
Study of the history and politics of non-governmental organisations
NGOs are fast taking over the world of development so there is an
increasing need to analyse their effect Discusses how and why the
actions of NGOs are often very different from their claimed
intentions A valuable new text for students of development studies
and other social sciences Non-Governmental Organisations and their
networks are proliferating in all regions of the world. They
address every transnational issue from population to peace, human
rights to species rights, genocide to AIDS. Supporters claim NGOs
are effective in achieving their goals, while detractors counter
that NGO power is paltry compared to governments and corporations.
Challenging both views, DeMars irreverently reveals the political
claims implicit in every transnational NGO. They are best
conceptualised, he argues, not in terms of either principles or
power, but through the partners they make in transnational society
and politics. NGOs and transnational networks institutionalise
conflict as much as cooperation, and reshape states and societies,
often inadvertently. and reengineered the family. Their historical
origins contrast sharply with current realities, and show signs of
radical change in the future. Introduction 1 Your NGO Starter Kit 2
Partners in Conflict: A Structural Theory of NGOs 3 Ironic Origins
of Transnational Organising 4 NGOs vs. Dictators: Argentina's Dirty
War Revisited 5 Dancing in the Dark: NGOs and States in Former
Yugoslavia 6 Engineering Fertility 7 Changing Partners, Shaping
Progress: The Future of NGOs Appendix A: Active NGOs Discussed in
This Book Selected Bibliography Index
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