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As late as 1990, there was little talk of civil society in the corridors of power. But now, the walls reverberate with the sound of global citizen action - and difficult questions about the phenomenon abound. This book presents the cutting edge contemporary thinking about nonstate participation in the international system.
Against the background of the changing global context, the authors present case studies of the most significant social movements and NGO networks influencing the course of world politics today. Their timely analysis encompasses the conflicting interests and agendas associated with civil society, shedding much needed light on the forces which will help to determine the future of global governance.
Michael Edwards is director of Governance and Civil Society at the Ford Foundation. Among his most recent publicaitons is Future Positive: International Cooperation in the 21st Century. John Gaventa is a fellow at the Institute of Development Studies, University of Sussex, where he coordinates a global programme on citizen participation. He is perhaps best known for his book Power and Powerlessness in an Appalachin Valley, winner of numerous awards.
Introduction
Michael Edwards
PART 1: CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK
Ethical Globalization: The Dilemmas and
Challenges of Internationalizing Civil Society
John D Clark
Transnational Civil Society
Ann M Florini
PART 2: GLOBAL CIVIL SOCIETY AND THE INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
Transnational Civil Society Coalitions and the World Bank: Lessons from Project and Policy Influence Campaigns
L David Brown and Jonathan Fox
Information, Location, and Legitimacy: The Changing Bases of Civil Society Involvement in International Economic Policy
Paul Nelson
Constructing a Southern Constituency for Global Advocacy: The Experience of Latin American NGOs and the World Bank
Manuel Chiriboga V
The IMF and Civil Society: An Interim Progress Report
Jan Aart Scholte
Opportunities and Constraints for Civil Society
Participation in Multilateral Lending Operations: Lessons from Latin America
D Tussie and María Fernanda Tuozzo
PART 3: GLOBAL CAMPAIGNS
Danger - Landmines! NGO-Government Collaboration in the Ottawa Process
Matthew J O Scott
Jubilee 2000: Citizen Action Across the North-South Divide
Carole J L Collins, Zie Gariyo and Tony Burdon
Crossborder Organizing Around Alternatives to Free Trade: Lessons from the NAFTA/FTAA Experience
John Cavanagh, Sarah Anderson and Karen Hansen-Kuhn
National Coalitions and Global Campaigns: The International Children's Rights Movement
Tom Lent and Roy Trivedy
Handing Over the Stick: The Global Spread of Participatory Approaches to Development
Kamal Singh
Campaigning for Corporate Change: Global Citizen Action on the Environment
Peter Newell
From the Corridors of Power to the Global Negotiating Table: The NGO Steering Committee of the Commission on Sustainable Development
Felix Dodds
PART 4: LESSONS LEARNED
International Networking for Women's Human Rights
Charlotte Bunch with Peggy Antrobus, Samantha Frost and Niamh Reilly
Squatting on the Global Highway: Community Exchanges for Urban Transformation
Sheela Patel, Joel Bolnick and Diana Mitlin
Do the Facts Matter?: NGOs, Research and International Advocacy
Caroline Harper
What Makes International Campaigns Effective?:
Lessons from India and Ghana
Jennifer Chapman
Global Citizen Action: Lessons and Challenges
John Gaventa
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