IGS 10a Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: 1999 Seattle Wto Protests, Wield, Corporate Social Responsibility
24 Jan 2017
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Neither affiliated with nor created and controlled by states or igos. Need people to contribute to the mission. Greater interconnectedness people now are more aware of conditions abroad. Global communications easier to organize citizen groups across borders. Use of internet (through social media, mainstream news) To network one another, to organize partnership. Many problems span national borders people with common goals work together. Importance of global governance with so many igos, more ngos interact with them. World bank tends to interact with two main categories of ngos: operational ngos. Whose primary purpose is the design and implementation of development-related projects: advocacy ngos. Whose primary purpose is to defend or promote a specific cause and who seek to influence the policies and practices of the bank. Advocacy groups can network into tans (transnational advocacy network) E. g. promote human rights (eliminate discrimination, provide protection), environment. Ngos lack the military / coercive power of states.
