LEADER 04659nam 2200853Ia 450 001 9910964346803321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a9781299313408 010 $a129931340X 010 $a9781554581405 010 $a1554581400 010 $a9781435642683 010 $a1435642686 024 7 $a10.51644/9781554581405 035 $a(CKB)1000000000483068 035 $a(EBL)685959 035 $a(OCoLC)568535526 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000132675 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11129736 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000132675 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10039537 035 $a(PQKB)11525056 035 $a(CaPaEBR)422858 035 $a(CaBNvSL)thg00604221 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse14235 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL685959 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10227064 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL462590 035 $a(DE-B1597)667674 035 $a(DE-B1597)9781554581405 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC685959 035 $a(Perlego)1706682 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000483068 100 $a20070717d2008 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aCritical mass $ethe emergence of global civil society /$fedited by James W. St. G. Walker and Andrew S. Thompson 205 $a1st ed. 210 $a[Waterloo, Ont.] $cWilfrid Laurier University Press$dc2008 215 $a1 online resource (330 p.) 225 1 $aStudies in international governance ;$v5 300 $aText is outcome of a conference held Oct. 17-19, 2006 at the Centre for International Governance Innovation, in Waterloo, Ontario. 311 08$a9781554580224 311 08$a1554580226 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aThe globalization of civil society / John D. Clark -- Approaching global civil society / Paul van Seters -- The Conference of NGOs (CONGO): the story of strengthening civil society engagement with the United Nations / Renate Bloem, Isolda Agazzi Ben Attia, Philippe Dam -- Amplifying voices from the global south: globalizing civil society / Rajesh Tandon, Mohini Kak -- Facilitating NGO participation: an assessment of Canadian government-sponsored mechanisms for the Copenhagen Summit for Social Development and the Beijing Conference on Women / Elizabeth Riddell-Dixon -- The Arab NGO Network for Development: a case study on interaction between emerging regional networking and global civil society / Ziad Abdel Samad, Kinda Mohamadieh -- A case of NGO participation: international criminal court negotiations / Gina E. Hill -- Influencing the IMP / Jo Marie Griesgraber -- Civil society, corporate social responsibility, and conflict prevention / Virginia Haufler -- The FIM G8 Project, 2002-2006: a case analysis of a project to initiate civil society engagement with the G8 / Nigel T. Martin -- Laying the groundwork: considerations for a charter for a proposed global civil society forum / Andrew S. Thompson -- Looking to the future: a global civil society forum? / Jan Aart Scholte -- Democratizing global governance: achieving goals while aspiring to free and equal communication / Martin Albrow, Fiona Holland. 330 $aPublic concern about inequitable economic globalization has revealed the demand for citizen participation in global decision making. Civil society organizations have taken up the challenge, holding governments and corporations accountable for their decisions and actions, and developing collaborative solutions to the dominant problems of our time. Critical Mass: The Emergence of Global Civil Society offers a unique mixture of experience and analysis by the leaders of some of the most influential global civil society organizations and respected academics who specialize in this field o 410 0$aStudies in international governance ;$v5. 606 $aCivil society$vCase studies 606 $aCivil society$vCongresses 606 $aCivil society 606 $aGlobalization 606 $aPolitical participation 606 $aWorld citizenship 615 0$aCivil society 615 0$aCivil society 615 0$aCivil society. 615 0$aGlobalization. 615 0$aPolitical participation. 615 0$aWorld citizenship. 676 $a323 701 $aThompson$b Andrew S$g(Andrew Stuart),$f1975-$01798067 701 $aWalker$b James W. St. G.$f1940-$01808647 712 12$aGlobal Civil Society Conference$f(2006 :$eWaterloo, Ont.) 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910964346803321 996 $aCritical mass$94359024 997 $aUNINA