Reframing the Agenda: The Impact of NGO and Middle Power Cooperation in International Security Policy

by Kenneth R. Rutherford (Editor), Stefan Brem (Editor), Richard Matthew (Editor)

Overview

Collects new insights on current security problems, especially those related to arms control and disarmament. Contributors argue that the cooperative efforts of NGOs and middle powers have positively impacted the use of child soldiers, the employment of cluster bombs, landmines, nuclear weapons, and the proliferation of small arms and light weapons. In doing so, they conclusively show that global players other than superpowers can create alternative and effective solutions to enduring security problems.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780275979218
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	09/30/2003
Pages:	240
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.30(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

KENNETH R. RUTHERFORD is Assistant Professor, Southwest Missouri State University, and is co-founder of Landmine Survivors Network.

STEFAN BREM is Research Associate at the University of Zurich.

RICHARD A. MATTHEW is Associate Professor and Director of the Global Environmental Change and Human Security Research Office at the University of California, Irvine.

Table of Contents

Preface
Introduction
Middle Power and NGO Partnerships: The Expansion of World Politics by Richard A. Matthew
Case Studies
Post-Cold War Superpower? Mid-size State and NGO Collaboration in Banning Landmines by Kenneth R. Rutherford
Too Much Too Soon? NGOs and Middle Powers in Need for More Coordination on Small Arms Activities by Stefan Brem
Armed and Dangerous: Stopping the Use of Child Soldiers by Rachel Stohl
Cluster Bombs and Explosive Remnants of War: Cooperation and Conflict between Nongovernmental Organizations and Middle-Power States by Virgil Wiebe
NGO and Government Cooperation in Setting the Disarmament Agenda: The Impact of the 1996 International Court of Justice Advisory Opinion by Alyn Ware Nuclear Norms: Prohibition, Positivism, and Realism by Meray Datan
Foundations for a Fissile Material Cut-Off Treaty: The Role of Small States and Nongovernmental Organizations by Morten Bremer Moerli
Conclusion
Middle Power-NGO Coalitions: A Significant Force in World Politics? by Richard A. Matthew
The Future of Arms Control: The Role of Middle Powers and NGOs by Stefan Brem
Index
About the Contributors