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.

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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.

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Book Title: Nongovernmental Organizations in International Society
Book Subtitle: Struggles over Recognition
Authors: Volker Heins
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230611269
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan New York
eBook Packages: Palgrave Political & Intern. Studies Collection, Political Science and International Studies (R0)
Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-230-60036-2Published: 19 May 2008
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-36986-7Published: 19 December 2015
eBook ISBN: 978-0-230-61126-9Published: 14 April 2008
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XI, 211
Topics: International Relations, International Organization, Political Communication

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Table of contents (7 chapters)

Front Matter

Introduction

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

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