Non-State Actors and Global Governance
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This document discusses various types of non-state actors that play roles in global governance, including NGOs, transnational networks, experts and epistemic communities, foundations, multinational corporations, multistakeholder actors, and social movements. It provides examples of how these actors have emerged in international treaties and agreements. It also describes the roles these actors take, such as creating networks, advocating for policy changes, promoting new norms, and participating in global conferences.
Non-State Actors and Global Governance
- 2. 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.
- 3. 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
- 4. 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.
- 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 by individuals 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 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.
- 9. 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.
- 10. 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.
- 11. 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 .
- 12. 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…