Nonstate Actors:
NGOs,
Networks, and
Social
Movements
SEDAT YÜZÜCÜ
Non-State Actors in Action
 Emergence of political process of NGOs in
the scope of Global Governance:
 An ınternational treaty to ban landmines,
 Multilateral Agreement on investment.
The range of Nonstate Actors
 Nonstate actors are key elements of global
governance like states.
 They do not have sovereignty and same
power resources as states.
 NGOs
 Transnational Networks and Coalitions
 Experts and Epistemic Communities
 Foundations
 Multinational Corporations
 Multistakeholder Actors
 Social Movements
NGOs
 Most common types of nonstate actors.
 Voluntary organizations.
 Formed by indivuduals
 Most of NGOs hadquartered in developed
countries.
 In general, NGOs are organized around broad
issues.
Transnational Networks and
Coalitions
 Bring NGOs together,
 Creat multi-level linkages between different
organizations.
 Block or promote shared goals.
 For instance, World Wildlife Fund, UN
Environment Programme(coalition with IGOs)
Experts and Epistemic
Communities
 Composed of experts from governtmen
agencies, research institutes, private industry,
and universities.
 To share knowledge through transnational
networks.
 To frame issues for collectives.
 To propose specific solutions.
Foundations
 Founded by individuals families or
corporations.
 Non profit organizations.(legal )
 Important in funding a variety of international
programs such as international peace,
population control programs…
Multinational Corporations
 Special type of NGOs.
 Engage in for-profit business.
 Important parts of global economy.
 Operation across national borders.
 Work in partnership within a multistakeholder
coalition.
Multistakeholder Actors
 Bring together all those interested in or
affected by an issue,
 They can analyze or help hammer out a
consensus and translate that consensus
among its members by conflicting
perspective.
Social Movements
 A looser mass-based association of
individuals and groups.
 Aim at to change the status quo.
 In general form around classes such as
religion, region, language or goals such
human rights, development…
 Play key roles in social movements to help to
ussues.
The Growth of Nonstate Actors
 The growth has been exponential since World
War II in certain issue areas such as
environment, and human rights.
 Advances in communication and transportation.
(communication revolution)
 Global conferences .
NGO Roles
 Create an mobilize networks,
 Advocate changes in policies and
governance,
 Promote new norms,
 Monitor human rights and environmental
norms,
 Participate in global conferences…

Non-State Actors and Global Governance

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  • 2.
    Non-State Actors inAction  Emergence of political process of NGOs in the scope of Global Governance:  An ınternational treaty to ban landmines,  Multilateral Agreement on investment.
  • 3.
    The range ofNonstate Actors  Nonstate actors are key elements of global governance like states.  They do not have sovereignty and same power resources as states.  NGOs  Transnational Networks and Coalitions  Experts and Epistemic Communities  Foundations  Multinational Corporations  Multistakeholder Actors  Social Movements
  • 4.
    NGOs  Most commontypes of nonstate actors.  Voluntary organizations.  Formed by indivuduals  Most of NGOs hadquartered in developed countries.  In general, NGOs are organized around broad issues.
  • 5.
    Transnational Networks and Coalitions Bring NGOs together,  Creat multi-level linkages between different organizations.  Block or promote shared goals.  For instance, World Wildlife Fund, UN Environment Programme(coalition with IGOs)
  • 6.
    Experts and Epistemic Communities Composed of experts from governtmen agencies, research institutes, private industry, and universities.  To share knowledge through transnational networks.  To frame issues for collectives.  To propose specific solutions.
  • 7.
    Foundations  Founded byindividuals families or corporations.  Non profit organizations.(legal )  Important in funding a variety of international programs such as international peace, population control programs…
  • 8.
    Multinational Corporations  Specialtype of NGOs.  Engage in for-profit business.  Important parts of global economy.  Operation across national borders.  Work in partnership within a multistakeholder coalition.
  • 9.
    Multistakeholder Actors  Bringtogether all those interested in or affected by an issue,  They can analyze or help hammer out a consensus and translate that consensus among its members by conflicting perspective.
  • 10.
    Social Movements  Alooser mass-based association of individuals and groups.  Aim at to change the status quo.  In general form around classes such as religion, region, language or goals such human rights, development…  Play key roles in social movements to help to ussues.
  • 11.
    The Growth ofNonstate Actors  The growth has been exponential since World War II in certain issue areas such as environment, and human rights.  Advances in communication and transportation. (communication revolution)  Global conferences .
  • 12.
    NGO Roles  Createan mobilize networks,  Advocate changes in policies and governance,  Promote new norms,  Monitor human rights and environmental norms,  Participate in global conferences…