NGOs and Transnational Networks: Wild Cards In World Politics

Challenging both views, DeMars irreverently reveals the political claims implicit in every transnational NGO. They are best conceptualised, he argues, not in terms of either principles or power, but through the partners they make in transnational society and politics. NGOs and transnational networks institutionalise conflict as much as cooperation, and reshape states and societies, often inadvertently. NGOs have overthrown dictators, provided life support for collapsed states, and reengineered the family. Their historical origins contrast sharply with current realities, and show signs of radical change in the future.

Author: William E. Demars
Publisher: Pluto Press (UK)
Published: 04/20/2005
Pages: 256
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.86lbs
Size: 8.44h x 5.44w x 0.67d
ISBN: 9780745319056

About the Author
John Holloway is a Professor in the Instituto de Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades of the Benemirita Universidad Autonoma de Puebla in Mexico. His publications include Crack Capitalism (Pluto, 2010), Change the World Without Taking Power (Pluto, 2005), Zapatista! Rethinking Revolution in Mexico (co-editor, Pluto, 1998) and Global Capital, National State and The Politics of Money (co-editor, 1994).

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