Critical mass :  the emergence of global civil society / 
edited by James W. St. G. Walker and Andrew S. Thompson. 
 - [Waterloo, Ont.] :  Wilfrid Laurier University Press,  c2008. 
 - xxviii, 299 p. ;  23 cm. 
 - Studies in international governance ;  5 .
 - Studies in international governance ;  5. .
<br/><br/> Text is outcome of a conference held Oct. 17-19, 2006 at the Centre for International Governance Innovation, in Waterloo, Ontario. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>CONTENTS;<br/>Introduction;<br/> I OVERVIEW AND THEORY<br/>1.The globalization of civil society / John D. Clark;<br/>2. Approaching global civil society / Paul van Seters;<br/> II CASE STUDIES<br/> 3. The Conference of NGOs (CONGO): the story of strengthening civil society engagement with the United Nations / Renate Bloem, Isolda Agazzi Ben Attia, Philippe Dam;<br/>4  Amplifying voices from the global south: globalizing civil society / Rajesh Tandon, Mohini Kak;<br/>5  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 ;<br/>6. The Arab NGO Network for Development: a case study on interaction between emerging regional networking and global civil society / Ziad Abdel Samad, Kinda Mohamadieh;<br/>7. A case of NGO participation: international criminal court negotiations / Gina E. Hill;<br/>8. Influencing the IMP / Jo Marie Griesgraber;<br/>9.  Civil society, corporate social responsibility, and conflict prevention / Virginia Haufler;<br/>10  The FIM G8 Project, 2002-2006: a case analysis of a project to initiate civil society engagement with the G8 / Nigel T. Martin;<br/>11. Laying the groundwork: considerations for a charter for a proposed global civil society forum / Andrew S. Thompson;<br/>12. Looking to the future: a global civil society forum? / Jan Aart Scholte;<br/>13. Democratizing global governance: achieving goals while aspiring to free and equal communication / Martin Albrow, Fiona Holland. <br/>Index.<br/> 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781554580224 (pbk.) 1554580226 (pbk.) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2010275704 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: </label>20079037860 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Civil society.<br/>Globalization.<br/>Political participation.<br/>World citizenship.<br/>Civil society--Case studies.<br/>Civil society--Congresses.<br/>Société civile.<br/>Mondialisation.<br/>Participation politique.<br/>Citoyenneté mondiale.<br/>Société civile--Cas, Études de.<br/>Société civile--Congrès.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>JF799  / .C75 2008 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>323 WAL