Nongovernmental Organizations in International Society

Based on a wealth of original information and research, this book offers both a critical introduction to NGOs and a discussion of recent theoretical approaches which have either dismissed or wildly exaggerated their political significance.

Autorentext
Volker Heins is Senior Fellow at the Institute for Social Research, Frankfurt University, and a Visiting Professor of Political Science at McGill University in Montreal.

Inhalt
Introduction: Nailing Down a Moving Target What Is Distinctive about NGOs? Why Did NGOs Emerge and Prosper? What Are NGOs Actually Doing? Where Do NGOs Seek Involvement? How Do NGOs Succeed (or Fail)? Conclusion: Paradoxes of Organized Goodness