In today's ever globalised world, we are witness to a shifting world order with significant changes not only in political-economic relationships but also in the changing demographics of developing nations. This handbook explores how many developing countries have remained extremely vulnerable to...

Virtually every important question of public policy today involves an international organization. From trade to intellectual property to health policy and beyond, governments interact with international organizations in almost everything they do. Increasingly, individual citizens are directly...

The emergence of NGOs as actors on the world stage / Norbert Götz -- NGOs' interactions with states / Sarah S. Stroup -- Ngos in global governance / Molly Ruhlman -- Transnational non-state politics / Thomas Davies -- Constituting NGOs / William E. DeMars and Dennis Dijkzeul -- Rationalist...

Die Bedeutung internationaler Organisationen nimmt mit wachsender Globalisierung vieler Lebensbereiche zu. Sie verfolgen politische, wirtschaftliche, militärische und humanitäre Ziele. Ihre Einflussmöglichkeiten sind teilweise regional begrenzt oder weltweit. An diesem Handbuch sind 31 meist...