The Ties that Bind: A Network Analysis of Human Rights International Nongovernmental Organizations
In: British journal of political science, Volume 44, Issue 1, p. 1-27
ISSN: 0007-1234
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In: British journal of political science, Volume 44, Issue 1, p. 1-27
ISSN: 0007-1234
In: International studies review, Volume 18, Issue 3, p. 528-541
ISSN: 1468-2486
In: Regulation & governance, Volume 17, Issue 2, p. 512-530
ISSN: 1748-5991
AbstractInternational nongovernmental organizations (INGOs) are increasingly important players in global politics and development. However, they are undergoing significant adaptations as governments worldwide have instituted restrictions to regulate their activities. What explains the various ways in which they respond to these institutional pressures? In our study of INGO responses to a new restrictive law in China, we identify four strategic responses with varying levels of compliance: legal registration, provisional strategy, localization, and exit. The institutional pressures—strategic responses link is influenced by INGOs' adaptive capacity, which is in turn shaped by an organization's issue sensitivity, value‐add, government ties, and reputational authority. The integrated framework we develop for INGO strategic responses can shed light on state‐INGO relations in other countries, many of which are subject to increasingly stringent regulations and a closing political environment.
In: Sociological inquiry: the quarterly journal of the International Sociology Honor Society, Volume 74, Issue 4, p. 520-545
ISSN: 1475-682X
This quantitative, cross‐national study is designed to test hypotheses linking the activities of international nongovernmental organizations to reductions in carbon dioxide emissions in the developing world. While many quantitative studies of variation in carbon dioxide emissions have been published, none have included a control for the presence of international nongovernmental organizations. We review the literature that discusses the many ways that international nongovernmental organizations work to reduce environmental degradation in developing nations. We then conduct a panel regression analysis in which we include a variable to estimate the effects of international nongovernmental organizations on carbon dioxide emissions while including variables suggested by other relevant theoretical perspectives. Our findings are quite clear in that nations with high levels of international nongovernmental organization presence have lower levels of carbon dioxide emissions than nations with low levels of international nongovernmental organization presence. We also find support for the ecological modernization hypothesis pertaining to the existence of an environmental Kuznet's curve between the level of economic development and level of carbon dioxide emissions.
In: Journal of world-systems research, p. 295-298
ISSN: 1076-156X
In: Public performance & management review, Volume 42, Issue 1, p. 213-240
ISSN: 1557-9271
In: Global governance: a review of multilateralism and international organizations, Volume 18, Issue 4, p. 405-424
ISSN: 2468-0958, 1075-2846
In: Global governance: a review of multilateralism and international organizations, Volume 18, Issue 4, p. 405-423
ISSN: 1942-6720
In: Critical sociology, Volume 27, Issue 3, p. 161-167
ISSN: 1569-1632
In: Peace research abstracts journal, Volume 39, Issue 1, p. 130
ISSN: 0031-3599
In: Peace research abstracts journal, Volume 38, Issue 6, p. 876
ISSN: 0031-3599
In: American journal of international law: AJIL, Volume 100, Issue 2, p. 348-372
ISSN: 2161-7953
Nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) have exerted a profound influence on the scope and dictates of international law. NGOs have fostered treaties, promoted the creation of new international organizations (IOs), and lobbied in national capitals to gain consent to stronger international rules. A decade ago, Antonio Donini, writing about the United Nations, declared that "the Temple of States would be a rather dull place without nongovernmental organisations." His observation was apt and is suggestive of a more general thesis: had NGOs never existed, international law would have a less vital role in human progress.
In: American journal of international law, Volume 100, Issue 2, p. 348-372
ISSN: 0002-9300
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In: 100 American Journal of International Law 348 (2006)
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In: International studies quarterly: the journal of the International Studies Association, Volume 51, Issue 3, p. 625-648
ISSN: 1468-2478