Global Citizen ActionMichael Edwards, John Gaventa Earthscan, 2001 - 328 pages Civil society, or citizen's groups, have taken centre stage in international policy debates and global problem solving. They hold out the promise of a global community and global governance. This volume, by leading scholars and participants, shows how to understand the changes that are occurring, particularly in relation to the international institutions involved. It includes case studies from all the major social movements of the 1990s. |
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
The Dilemmas and Challenges | 17 |
Transnational Civil Society | 29 |
Global Civil Society | 41 |
The Changing Bases | 59 |
An Interim Progress Report | 87 |
Opportunities and Constraints for Civil Society Participation | 105 |
DangerLandmines NGOGovernment Collaboration | 121 |
Global Citizen Action | 189 |
International Networking for Womens Human Rights | 217 |
Sheela Patel Joel Bolnick and Diana Mitlin | 231 |
Do the Facts Matter? NGOs Research | 247 |
Lessons and Challenges | 275 |
List of Acronyms | 289 |
The Contributors | 307 |
About the Book 328 | |
Citizen Action Across the NorthSouth Divide | 135 |
The Global Spread | 175 |
Copyright | |