TY  - BOOK
AU  - Walker,James W.StG.
AU  - Thompson,Andrew S.
TI  - Critical mass: the emergence of global civil society 
T2  - Studies in international governance
SN  - 9781554580224 (pbk.)
AV  - JF799 .C75 2008
U1  - 323 WAL 22
PY  - 2008///
CY  - [Waterloo, Ont.]
PB  - Wilfrid Laurier University Press
KW  - Civil society
KW  - Globalization
KW  - Political participation
KW  - World citizenship
KW  - Case studies
KW  - Congresses
KW  - Société civile
KW  - Mondialisation
KW  - Participation politique
KW  - Citoyenneté mondiale
KW  - Cas, Études de
KW  - Congrès
N1  - Text is outcome of a conference held Oct. 17-19, 2006 at the Centre for International Governance Innovation, in Waterloo, Ontario; Includes bibliographical references and index; CONTENTS;
Introduction;
 I OVERVIEW AND THEORY
1.The globalization of civil society / John D. Clark;
2. Approaching global civil society / Paul van Seters;
 II CASE STUDIES
 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;
4  Amplifying voices from the global south: globalizing civil society / Rajesh Tandon, Mohini Kak;
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 ;
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;
7. A case of NGO participation: international criminal court negotiations / Gina E. Hill;
8. Influencing the IMP / Jo Marie Griesgraber;
9.  Civil society, corporate social responsibility, and conflict prevention / Virginia Haufler;
10  The FIM G8 Project, 2002-2006: a case analysis of a project to initiate civil society engagement with the G8 / Nigel T. Martin;
11. Laying the groundwork: considerations for a charter for a proposed global civil society forum / Andrew S. Thompson;
12. Looking to the future: a global civil society forum? / Jan Aart Scholte;
13. Democratizing global governance: achieving goals while aspiring to free and equal communication / Martin Albrow, Fiona Holland. 
Index

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