Civil Society and Global Policies

Contents: 1. The third force. 2. Civil society and global politics. 3. The idea of global civil society. 4. Civil society and the emergence of the people. 5. Transnational networks and campaigns for democracy. 6. Toward democratic governance for sustainable development: transnational civil society organising around big dams. 7. The NGO challenge: whose democracy is it anyway?. 8. Global civil society and global governmentality. 9. Global modalities of financial governance: the public sphere and civil society. 10. The power of norms vs the norms of power: transnational civil society and human rights. 11. The new geography of global civil society: NGOs in the world city network. Appendices: i. Specification of the NGO world city network. ii. Non-governmental organisations. Bibliography. Index.

"Global politics is full of tensions, anxieties and uncertainties. Global civil society attempts to fill this gap in our knowledge and understanding --a gap that could become politically dangerous and society damaging. Moreover, as the world becomes more tightly integrated rapid economic, political and technological changes create urgent new needs for global rule. Those needs raise pressing questions about who gets to make the rule.

The book aims at providing to our readers up to date and innovative aspects on the subject. While selecting the essays, care has been exercised to keep in mind the course contents of relevant studies on the subject." (jacket)