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Evaluating Transnational NGOs

Legitimacy, Accountability, Representation

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  • © 2010

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Editors:
  1. Jens Steffek

    1. Technische Universität Darmstadt, Germany

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  2. Kristina Hahn

    1. Research Centre ‘Transformations of the State’, University of Bremen, Germany

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Table of contents (12 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiv
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  2. Introduction: Transnational NGOs and Legitimacy, Accountability, Representation

    1. Introduction: Transnational NGOs and Legitimacy, Accountability, Representation

      • Jens Steffek, Kristina Hahn
      Pages 1-25

  3. NGO Legitimacy

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 27-27
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    2. The Debate on NGOs’ Legitimacy: What Can We Learn from the Classics?

      • Lutz Schrader, Tobias Denskus
      Pages 29-54

    3. Legitimating INGO Advocacy: The Case of Internal Democracies

      • Darren Halpin, Peter McLaverty
      Pages 55-73

    4. The Link between Standard-Setting NGO’s Legitimacy and Effectiveness: An Exploration of Social Mechanisms

      • Marianne Beisheim, Klaus Dingwerth
      Pages 74-99

    5. Assessing the Democratic Legitimacy of Transnational CSOs: Five Criteria

      • Jens Steffek, Ralf Bendrath, Simon Dalferth, Kristina Hahn, Martina Piewitt, Meike Rodekamp
      Pages 100-125

  6. Conclusions

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 243-243
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    2. Evaluating NGOs: A Practitioner’s Perspective

      • Regula Heggli
      Pages 245-256

    3. Evaluating NGOs: Prospects for Academic Analysis

      • Jens Steffek, Kristina Hahn
      Pages 257-263

  7. Back Matter

    Pages 265-271
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About this book

Critics question the representativeness of NGOs, the democratic quality of their internal procedures, and their accountability to the wider public. This volume, written jointly by academics and practitioners, clarifies the issues at stake and controversially discusses proposals for reform.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Technische Universität Darmstadt, Germany

    Jens Steffek

  • Research Centre ‘Transformations of the State’, University of Bremen, Germany

    Kristina Hahn

About the editors

JENS STEFFEK is Lecturer in Political Science at Jacobs University Bremen, Germany. He has published widely on international organizations, global governance and transnational civil society.

KRISTINA HAHN is Research Associate at the Collaborative Research Centre 'Transformations of the State' at the University of Bremen, Germany.

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