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Representing the People? NGOs in International Negotiations

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Abstract

In the 1990s, NGOs entered the stage of international politics. Since then, hundreds of NGOs have participated in international negotiations and thus gained influence in the realm of international norm evolution. In addition, NGOs affect the norm implementation processes. So far, the increasing involvement of NGOs in international relations has been appreciated as improving the legitimacy and democracy of global governance processes by adding civil society’s standpoints to the discussions. Above that, NGOs are considered to provide issue-specific expertise and thus contribute to a better understanding of the problems at hand. Finally, NGOs are capable of monitoring states policies. To sum up: NGOs seem to enhance the legitimacy of governance processes.

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  1. Technische Universität Darmstadt, Germany

    Jens Steffek (Professor) (Professor)

  2. Research Centre ‘Transformations of the State’, University of Bremen, Germany

    Kristina Hahn (Senior Research Fellow) (Senior Research Fellow)

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Brühl, T. (2010). Representing the People? NGOs in International Negotiations. In: Steffek, J., Hahn, K. (eds) Evaluating Transnational NGOs. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230277984_8

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