Non-State Actors in World Politics

The involvement of non-state actors in world politics can hardly be characterised as novel, but intensifying economic and social exchange and the emergence of new modes of international governance have given them much greater visibility and, many would argue, a more central role. Non-state Actors in World Politics offers analyses of a diverse range of economic, social, legal (and illegal), old and new actors, such as the Catholic Church, trade unions, diasporas, religious movements, transnational corporations and organised crime.

List of Abbreviations and Acronyms Preface Notes on the Contributors PART I: INTRODUCTION Non-State Actors in World Politics: A Framework; W. Wallace & D. Josselin The Romance of Non-State Actors; F. Halliday PART II: NON-STATE ACTORS AND PRINCIPAL BELIEFS The Catholic Church as a Transnational Actor; D. Ryall Political Parties in a Global Age; J. Smith Non-State Actors as Moral Entrepreneurs: A Transnational Perspective on Ethics Networks; A. Colonomos PART III: EXPERTS AND INTERESTS IN GLOBAL GOVERNANCE Policy Networks, Non-State Actors and Internationalized Policymaking: A Case-study of Agricultural Trade; W. D. Coleman The 'Policy Research' Knowledge Elite and Global Policy Processes; D. Stone Transnational Corporations and Global Environmental Politics; I. Rowlands Unravelling the Faustian Bargain; Non-State Actors and the Multilateral Agreement on Investment; A. Walter Back to the Frontline? Trade Unions in a Global Age; D. Josselin PART IV: THE STATE UNDER SIEGE? Outsourcing War; C. Coker Underworld and Upperworld: Transnational Organized Crime and Global Society; M. Galeotti Diasporas in World Politics; E. Østergaard-Nielsen Islamic Movements as Non-State Actors and Their Relevance to International Relations; K. Dalacoura PART V: CONCLUSION Non-State Actors in World Politics: The Lessons; D. Josselin & W. Wallace Index