Critical Mass: The Emergence of Global Civil Society (Studies in International Governance)

Contents......Page 6
List of Acronyms......Page 8
Foreword......Page 12
Acknowledgements......Page 14
Introduction......Page 16
i: OVERVIEW AND THEORY......Page 30
1 The Globalization of Civil Society......Page 32
2 Approaching Global Civil Society......Page 54
ii: CASE STUDIES......Page 70
3 The Conference of NGOs (CONGO): The Story of Strengthening Civil Society Engagement with the United Nations......Page 72
4 Amplifying Voices from the Global South: Globalizing Civil Society......Page 104
5 Facilitating NGO Participation: An Assessment of Canadian Government-Sponsored Mechanisms for the Copenhagen Summit for Social Development and the Beijing Conference on Women......Page 118
6 The Arab NGO Network for Development: A Case Study on Interaction between Emerging Regional Networking and Global Civil Society......Page 140
7 A Case of NGO Participation: International Criminal Court Negotiations......Page 158
8 Influencing the IMF......Page 182
9 Civil Society, Corporate Social Responsibility, and Conflict Prevention......Page 198
10 The FIM G8 Project, 2002–2006: A Case Analysis of a Project to Initiate Civil Society Engagement with the G8......Page 212
iii: PROBLEMS AND PROSPECTS......Page 240
11 Laying the Groundwork: Considerations for a Charter for a Proposed Global Civil Society Forum......Page 242
12 Looking to the Future: A Global Civil Society Forum?......Page 260
13 Democratizing Global Governance: Achieving Goals while Aspiring to Free and Equal Communication......Page 280
Notes on the Contributors......Page 310
B......Page 318
C......Page 319
F......Page 321
G......Page 322
I......Page 323
M......Page 324
O......Page 325
T......Page 326
W......Page 327
Z......Page 328