NGOs in International Politics / Edition 1

by Shamima Ahmed, David Potter

Overview

Non-governmental organizations have gained a great deal of popularity in recent years. The awarding of the Nobel Prize to The International Campaign to Ban Landmines in 1997 and to Medicins Sans Frontieres in 1999 has highlighted the emergence of these organizations as "new" forces in international politics. Yet, there is no work to date that has provided an overview of the varieties of interaction between NGOs and states, international organizations and in international politics. This is especially true of books aimed at undergraduates.

NGOs in International Politics surveys a range of NGO activities and relationships in a manner accessible to students in the classroom. Despite the gap in the textbook literature, non-governmental organizations are being taught in undergraduate courses, either in theoretical terms or as components of service learning. This book is designed to remedy the gap between interest in NGOs and accessible literature for use in the classroom.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781565492301
Publisher:	Kumarian Press, Inc.
Publication date:	11/28/2006
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	272
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

Shamima Ahmed is an associate professor in the Department of Political Science & CJ, Northern Kentucky University. Her teaching and research interests are in public administration, nonprofit management, and research methods. She has published in Management Development Journal, International Journal of Public Administration, Asian Thought & Society, Public Personnel Management, and State & Local Government Review.

David Potter is a professor of political science in the Faculty of Policy Studies, Nanzan University, Nagoya, Japan. He is the author of Japan’s Foreign Aid to Thailand and the Philippines (St. Martin’s Press, 1996) and co-author of Media, Bureaucracies, and Foreign Aid (Palgrave, 2004). He is the author of multiple articles and book chapters on Japan’s foreign aid, foreign policy, and non-governmental organizations.

Table of Contents

PART I: Overview of Non-governmental Organizations in International Politics
1) Non-governmental Organizations and International Relations Theory; 2) NGO Evolution; 3) NGO Roles in International Politics; 4) NGO Relations with States; 5) NGOs and Intergovernmental Organizations
PART II: Case Studies
6) NGOs and Foreign Aid; 7) NGOs and Transnational Accountability in Bangladesh; 8) NGOs and International Security; 9) NGOs and Human Rights: Women’s Rights at the United Nations; 10) NGOs and Global Environmental Activism
PART III: Conclusion
11) Conclusion

Editorial Reviews

"Possibly the perfect blend of comprehensive and clear, this is the NGO text we have needed for some time. An excellent pedagogical tool for the undergraduate classroom, it also serves well as a conceptual reference for graduate students who find that their research has spilled over into the realm of these increasingly important global players."

"Ahmed and Potter offer a good balance of theory and illustrative case examples. They successfully condense a great deal of complex infomation into simple concepts. In so doing, they demonstrate how challenging it is for even the most fluent scholars to construct clear definitions around NGOs, and consequently the difficulty in defining and analyzing their roles and behaviors in international political fora... a consise, undergraduate level textbook on NGOs appropriate for students of international studies and political science."

"A thoughtful, in-depth survey of the explosive popularity of nongovernmental organizations.. Designed especially for classroom study, yet also suitable for self-education."

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