Building global democracy? : civil society and accountable global governance / edited by Jan Aart Scholte.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Scholte, Jan Aart, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Democratization.

Civil society.

International organization.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxv, 397 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The scale, effectiveness and legitimacy of global governance lag far behind the world's needs. This path-breaking book examines how far civil society involvement provides an answer to these problems. Does civil society make global governance more democratic? Have citizen action groups raised the accountability of global bodies that deal with challenges such as climate change, financial crises, conflict, disease and inequality? What circumstances have promoted (or blocked) civil society efforts to make global governance institutions more democratically accountable? What could improve these outcomes in the future? The authors base their argument on studies of thirteen global institutions, including the UN, G8, WTO, ICANN and IMF. Specialists from around the world critically assess what has and has not worked in efforts to make global bodies answer to publics as well as states. Combining intellectual depth and political relevance, Building Global Democracy? will appeal to students, researchers, activists and policymakers.

Contents:

Introduction / Jan Aart Scholte

Global governance, accountability and civil society / Jan Aart Scholte

Civil society and accountability of the United Nations / Kerstin Martens

The World Bank and democratic accountability: the role of civil society / Alnoor Ebrahim and Steven Herz

Civil society and IMF accountability / Jan Aart Scholte

Civil society and the WTO: contesting accountability / Marc Williams

Civil society and accountability in the Commonwealth / Timothy M. Shaw and Pamela K. Mbabazi

The organisation of the Islamic conference, accountability and civil society / Saied Reza Ameli

Civil society and patterns of accountability in the OECD / Morten Ougaard

Civil society and G8 accountability / Peter I. Hajnal

Structuring accountability: civil society and the Asia-Europe meeting / Julie Gilson

Civil society and accountability in global governance of climate change / Peter Newell

Civil society and accountability promotion in the global fund / Carolyn Long and Nata Duvvury

Accountability in private global governance: ICANN and civil society / Mawaki Chango

Civil society and the World Fair Trade Organisation: developing responsive accountability / Heidi Ullrich

Conclusion / Jan Aart Scholte.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-107-21398-3

1-139-06306-5

1-283-11091-1

9786613110916

1-139-07530-6

0-511-92147-0

1-139-07756-2

1-139-07985-9

1-139-06953-5

1-139-08212-4

OCLC:

726734765