Nongovernmental Organizations in International Society: Struggles over Recognition / Edition 1

by V. Heins

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780230600362
Publisher:	Palgrave Macmillan US
Publication date:	05/19/2008
Edition description:	2008
Pages:	211
Product dimensions:	5.51(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.02(d)

About the Author

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.

Table of Contents

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