Peter Willetts (2011). Non-Governmental Organizations in World Politics: The Construction of Global Governance. London and New York: Routledge, Series on Global Institutions, ISBN 978-0-415-38125-3, 193 pp., £18.99.

The ad hoc Committee on Forced Labor which was established jointly by the United Nations and the International Labor Organization, pursuant to an Economic and Social Council decision of March 1951,1 held its first session in Geneva from October 8 to 27, 1951.3 The committee, composed of Sir Ramaswami Mudaliar (India, chairman), Paal Berg (Norway) and F. F. Palavicini (Mexico), issued an invitation to all non-governmental organizations to supply it with documentary material and information. The committee reported that it would have to investigate “all the laws and regulations of the various states which might illustrate the different systems of forced labour employed in those States”, adding that it might also have to investigate existing administrative practices which enable forced labor to be put into effect. At its next session, scheduled to be held at New York from May 26 to July 3, 1952, the committee was to examine the replies of governments to its questionnaire, as well as hear and question the representatives of interested non-governmental organizations.

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Contemplating Cosmopolitan Global Governance in Postcolonial Discourse Analysis

Federalism-E ◽

10.24908/fede.v5i1.13681 ◽

1969 ◽

Vol 5 (1) ◽

pp. 68-76

Author(s):

Ajnesh Prasad

Keyword(s):

New York ◽

Cold War ◽

Global Governance ◽

World Politics ◽

International Affairs ◽

Clash Of Civilizations ◽

End Of History ◽

The End Of History ◽

Postcolonial Discourse ◽

The Cold War

“The international community is at a crossroads” (Held, 1995a: 96). Since the conclusion of the Cold War and with the elimination of the bipolar world thereafter, many scholars have attempted to theorize, if only to evaluate, the transformations that have taken place within the realm of world politics in the last decade and a half. From Francis Fukuyama’s argument, the “End of History” (1992), to Samuel Huntington’s thesisclaim, the “Clash of Civilizations” (1993), there have been categorizing, and ultimately limiting, understandings of international affairs in the postcommunist period. Consequently, discursive and explicit interstices of antagonistic tension continue to prevail and manifest into graphic demonstrations of hegemonic aggression and parochial actions of daily resistance. The international interstices of antagonistic tension continue to threaten immeasurable tragedy at the most globalized landscape. Remnants of these present tensions go so far as to predicate the aggressive and resistant temperament of events like the aircraft attacks on New York and Washington, D.C. [...]

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Non-Governmental Organizations

The Oxford Handbook of International Political Economy ◽

10.1093/oxfordhb/9780198793519.013.23 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Elizabeth Bloodgood

Keyword(s):

Political Economy ◽

Economic Development ◽

International Relations ◽

Interest Groups ◽

Foreign Aid ◽

Global Governance ◽

International Political Economy ◽

Governmental Organizations ◽

Non Governmental Organizations ◽

International Ngos

Research on non-governmental organizations (NGOs, often international NGOs, or INGOs) has advanced over the last several decades from demonstrating that NGOs matter in shaping economic development and foreign aid to examining the potential for NGOs to advocate for new rights, set standards for environmental protections, and establish alternative economic arrangements in international relations. The study of NGOs as organizations has opened their potential as interest groups as well as economic actors in their own rights. Moving forward, new data and new theory is needed to fully develop International Political Economy (IPE) understandings of NGO motives, intentions, strategies, and power in global governance.

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22. NGOs in world politics

The Globalization of World Politics ◽

10.1093/hepl/9780198825548.003.0022 ◽

2019 ◽

pp. 349-364

Author(s):

Jutta Joachim

Keyword(s):

Security Council ◽

Policy Making ◽

World Politics ◽

United Nations Security Council ◽

Search And Rescue ◽

International Level ◽

Governmental Organizations ◽

Non Governmental Organizations ◽

Peace And Security

This chapter examines the role of transnational non-governmental organizations (TNGOs) in world politics. It considers what distinguishes TNGOs from other actors in international politics, what types of influence NGOs exert in international relations, and whether TNGOs contribute to more democratic policy-making at the international level. The chapter also discusses the growing importance of TNGOs and presents two case studies that illustrate how they contribute to the emergence of new norms through their engagement with international governmental organizations (IGOs), provide assistance to those in need, but also highlight the diversity that exists among the organizations. The first is about the adoption of United Nations Security Council resolution 1325 ‘Women, Peace, and Security’ to which TNGOs contributed in a significant manner, while the second is about the search and rescue missions of migrants which TNGOs undertake in the Mediterranean Sea. There is also an Opposing Opinions box that asks whether TNGOs contribute to more democracy at the international level.

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22. NGOs in world politics

The Globalization of World Politics ◽

10.1093/hepl/9780198739852.003.0022 ◽

2016 ◽

Author(s):

Jutta Joachim

Keyword(s):

International Relations ◽

Case Studies ◽

Policy Making ◽

World Politics ◽

Climate Justice ◽

International Level ◽

Governmental Organizations ◽

Non Governmental Organizations ◽

Transnational Ngos

This chapter examines the role of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in world politics. It considers what distinguishes NGOs from other actors in international politics, what types of influence NGOs exert in international relations, and whether NGOs contribute to more democratic policy-making at the international level. The chapter also discusses the growing importance of NGOs and presents two case studies that illustrate how they have contributed to the emergence of new norms through their engagement with international governmental organizations (IGOs): the first is about campaigns run by transnational NGOs to end violence against women and the second is about their climate justice activism. There is also an Opposing Opinions box that asks whether transnational NGOs contribute to more democracy at the international level.

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Coastal Climate Adaptation Literatures of the Southeast and Northeast U.S.: Regional Comparisons among States and Document Sources

Journal of Marine Science and Engineering ◽

10.3390/jmse6040152 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 6 (4) ◽

pp. 152

Author(s):

Kenyon Lindeman ◽

Christos Giannoulis ◽

Bryce Beard

Keyword(s):

New York ◽

New England ◽

Climate Adaptation ◽

Spatial Scales ◽

Grey Literature ◽

Federal State ◽

Science And Engineering ◽

Governmental Organizations ◽

Non Governmental Organizations ◽

Almost All

Challenges remain in optimizing the use of increasingly large inflows of climate adaptation articles and guidance documents to improve coastal science and engineering practices. In addition to four major academic databases, the large grey literature was quantified by analyzing web sources of hundreds of government, nonprofit and university reports not previously included in reviews. Three spatial scales were examined for differences in amount and timing of adaptation documents: (a) between region (southeast and northeast U.S.); (b) among sub-region (Florida and Carolinas; New York/New Jersey and New England); and (c) among states (ten states total). Comparisons were also made across spatial scales for document sources (academic journals, government, non-governmental organizations (NGO), university, mixed sources), including four governance subcategories (federal, state, regional and local). Differences were identified among some spatial scales in academic vs. grey literature and among categories of grey literature. 53% of the literature was from grey sources (21% government, 10% university, 8% nonprofit and 14% mixed sources). This literature can be large and is grounded in applied, experiential knowledge, yet is unavailable in almost all academic databases. These relatively hidden documents provide insight into on-the-ground science and engineering case-histories, policy innovations, and power relationships across scales of geography and governance.

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