Non-governmental Organizations in the Field of International Politics: An Analysis of Interaction Relationships

Author: Liu Zhenye
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Publish Date: 2005-05-01
Features: This book reviews and summarizes the new achievements in the study of non-governmental organizations within international relations theory, providing a comprehensive analysis of the connotative characteristics, value attributes, and goal attributes of non-governmental organizations in the field of international politics. Based on case studies of important non-governmental organizations such as the International Campaign to Ban Landmines (ICBL) and the Coalition of International Criminal Courts (CICC) in their activities within international politics, the book explores the interactive relationships between non-governmental organizations and sovereign states as well as intergovernmental organizations. It analyzes the significant role of non-governmental organizations' activities in promoting the socialization of states, the politics of rights, the politics of public interest, and the emergence of new non-state political spaces. Additionally, it examines how these organizations influence the international agenda and interstate political processes, facilitate the internationalization of domestic political issues, and enhance the legitimacy of international politics.