Building Global Democracy? - Civil Society and Accountable Global Governance

Informationen zum Autor Jan Aart Scholte is Professorial Research Fellow in the Centre for the Study of Globalisation and Regionalisation at the University of Warwick and Centennial Professor at LSE Global Governance in the London School of Economics and Political Science. Klappentext Explores the ways in which the activities of civil society can make global governance more democratic. Zusammenfassung Building Global Democracy? shows how citizen groups can make global governance more democratic. Combining intellectual depth with political relevance! and providing thirteen revealing and practical case studies! this compelling and accessibly written work will appeal to students! researchers! activists and policymakers. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction Jan Aart Scholte; 1. Global governance, accountability and civil society Jan Aart Scholte; 2. Civil society and accountability of the United Nations Kerstin Martens; 3. The World Bank and democratic accountability: the role of civil society Alnoor Ebrahim and Steven Herz; 4. Civil society and IMF accountability Jan Aart Scholte; 5. Civil society and the WTO: contesting accountability Marc Williams; 6. Civil society and accountability in the Commonwealth Timothy M. Shaw and Pamela K. Mbabazi; 7. The organisation of the Islamic conference, accountability and civil society Saied Reza Ameli; 8. Civil society and patterns of accountability in the OECD Morten Ougaard; 9. Civil society and G8 accountability Peter I. Hajnal; 10. Structuring accountability: civil society and the Asia-Europe meeting Julie Gilson; 11. Civil society and accountability in the global governance of climate change Peter Newell; 12. Civil society and accountability promotion in the global fund Carolyn Long and Nata Duvvury; 13. Accountability in private global governance: ICANN and civil society Mawaki Chango; 14. Civil society and the World Fair Trade Organisation: developing responsive accountability Heidi Ullrich; Conclusion Jan Aart Scholte....

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• Authors: Jan Aart Scholte, Jan Aart (University of Warwick) Scholte, Jan Aarte Scholte
• Assisted by: Jan Aart Scholte (Editor), Jan Aart (University of Warwick) Scholte (Editor), Scholte Jan Aart (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 07.04.2011
• EAN: 9780521140553
• ISBN: 978-0-521-14055-3
• No. of pages: 424
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, International Relations, Politics & government, Political science & theory, Political structures: democracy, International institutions, Development economics & emerging economies, Constitution: government & the state, International Organisations & Institutions