Examines the growing power of nongovernmental organizations by looking at UN World Conferences.

Explores the growing role of global civil society and local environmental activism in the management and protection of the environment worldwide.

A universal criminal court : the emergence of an idea -- The global civil society campaign -- The victory : the independent prosecutor -- The defeat : no univer

John Keane, a leading scholar of political theory, tracks the recent development of a big idea with fresh potency - global civil society. In this timely book, K

This study challenges the dominant tendency of civil society to negate international trade as such. The authors argue that it is necessary to frame differentiat