Civil society in the information age / edited by Peter I. Hajnal.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Hajnal, Peter I., 1936-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Civil society.

Information society.

Physical Description:

xiv, 298 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Aldershot, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, [2002]

Contents:

Part I Ngos and Civil Society Coalitions

2 Information and Communication Technologies and Human Rights Advocacy: The Case of Amnesty International / Joanne Lebert 19

3 Scientists and Missile Defence: Organizing Against a Dangerous Plan / John Spykerman 37

4 Oxfam International / Peter I. Hajnal 57

5 The Working Life of Southern NGOs: Juggling the Promise of Information and Communications Technologies and the Perils of Relationships with International NGOs / Juris Dilevko 67

6 Essential Partners: Landmines-Related NGOs and Information Technologies / Kenneth R. Rutherford 95

7 The Power of Global Activist Networks: The Campaign for an International Criminal Court / William R. Pace, Rik Panganiban 109

8 AIDS, Medecins Sans Frontieres, and Access to Essential Medicines / James Orbinski 127

Part II Civil Society in Relationship with Intergovernmental Institutions

9 The United Nations and Civil Society / Barbara Adams 141

10 Thoughts on Religious NGOs at the UN: A Component of Global Civil Society / Benjamin Rivlin 155

11 Expanding the Trade Debate: The Role of Information in WTO and Civil Society Interaction / Heidi K. Ullrich 175

12 Citizen Involvement in Canadian Foreign Policy: The Summit of the Americas Experience, Quebec City, April 2001 / Marc Lortie, Sylvie Bedard 201

13 Civil Society Encounters the G7/G8 / Peter I. Hajnal 215

Electronic Sources / Peter I. Hajnal, Gillian R. Clinton 249.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [249]-277) and index.

ISBN:

0754618382

OCLC:

49922177