Civil Society: Do NGOs Have Too Much Power?
Files
Description
This 3000 word essay is a chapter in a book on globalization aimed at undergraduates, answering certain globalization questions in short yes/no chapters. Under certain circumstances international NGOs, when they treat themselves as "global civil society," make claims about representativeness and intermediation with respect to the "peoples of the world" in relation to international organizations and the international community. This short, simplified account of global civil society expresses considerable skepticism about such claims.
ISBN
978-1608717958
Publication Date
1-1-2012
Book Title
Controversies in Globalization: Contending Approaches to International Relations
Publisher
CQ Press
Keywords
Nongovernmental organizations, NGOs, Global civil society, United Nations, Legitimacy, Democracy, Globalization
Disciplines
Law | Organizations Law
Recommended Citation
Anderson, Kenneth. “Civil Society: Do NGOs Have Too Much Power?” In Controversies in Globalization: Contending Approaches to International Relations, edited by Peter M. Haas, John A. Hird, and Beth McBratney, 364-370. Washington, DC : CQ Press, 2009.