Reshaping World Politics: NGOs, the Internet, and Global Civil Society

by Craig Warkentin

Overview

This book examines the ways in which nongovernmental organizations (NG's) contribute to the development and maintenance of global civil society. Basing his argument on the contention that 'people make politics,' the author investigates eight NG's and connects their organizational activities to global civil society's dynamics and processes. In constructing an analytical framework for understanding global civil society, the author reviews traditional understandings of civil society, integrates these with a classical theoretical approach that places people at the center of world politics, and conceptualizes global civil society in terms of three elemental characteristics: dynamism, inclusiveness, and cognizance. This framework is then used to present case studies that evaluate the roles of the Internet and of environmental and development NG's in an age of globalization. Visit the author's Web site for this book.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780742509719
Publisher:	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Publication date:	04/25/2001
Pages:	224
Product dimensions:	6.14(w) x 9.24(h) x 0.72(d)

About the Author

Craig Warkentin is assistant professor in the Department of Political Science at the State University of New York in 'swego.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 List of Acronyms Chapter 2 Preface Chapter 3 Introduction Chapter 4 Global Civil Society and NG's Chapter 5 Global Civil Society and the Internet Chapter 6 Environmental NG's Chapter 7 Development NG's Chapter 8 Online Resource Networks Chapter 9 Reshaping World Politics Chapter 10 References

What People are Saying About This

Peter M. Haas

With the end of the Cold War there is a welcome return to non-realist approaches to International Relations. Warkentin studies the role of NG's and the Internet in creating international civil society. He describes the dynamism, inclusiveness, and reflective understanding of the political goals (what he calls cognizance) of eight NG's and their broader contribution to international civil society.

Editorial Reviews

This book is a useful compilation for anyone interested in how such NG's see themselves or in the details of their operations. It would be an appropriate supplementary text for courses on international affairs and globalization.

International Affairs

Highly recommended for students in a variety of international relations courses, from the introductory to the advanced levels.

University Of South Carolina - Charles W. Kegley Jr.

With the end of the Cold War there is a welcome return to non-realist approaches to International Relations. Warkentin studies the role of NG's and the Internet in creating international civil society. He describes the dynamism, inclusiveness, and reflective understanding of the political goals (what he calls cognizance) of eight NG's and their broader contribution to international civil society.

Peter M. Haas

This book examines the ways in which nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) contribute to the development and maintenance of global civil society. Warkentin (political science, State University of New York) investigates eight NGOs and connects their organizational activities to global civil society's dynamics and processes. In constructing an analytical framework for understanding global civil society, he reviews traditional accounts, integrates these with a classical theoretical approach, and conceptualizes global society in terms of dynamism, inclusiveness, and cognizance. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Booknews

With the end of the Cold War there is a welcome return to non-realist approaches to International Relations. Warkentin studies the role of NGOs and the Internet in creating international civil society. He describes the dynamism, inclusiveness, and reflective understanding of the political goals (what he calls cognizance) of eight NGOs and their broader contribution to international civil society.--Peter M. Haas, University of Massachusetts, Amherst

Highly recommended for students in a variety of international relations courses, from the introductory to the advanced levels.--Charles W. Kegley Jr., University of South Carolina "University Of South Carolina "

This book is a useful compilation for anyone interested in how such NGOs see themselves or in the details of their operations. It would be an appropriate supplementary text for courses on international affairs and globalization.--International Affairs

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