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THIS ARTICLE ASSESSES THE PERFORMANCE OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT IN IMPLEMENTING SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT BY FOCUSING PARTICULARLY ON ARGUMENTS ABOUT THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF UNITED KINGDOM (UK) LOCAL AUTHORITIES. BY THE END OF 1996, THESE UK LOCAL AUTHORITIES SHOULD HAVE COMPLETED A LOCAL AGENDA 21 (LA21) STRATEGY DOCUMENT, INDICATING HOW THEY WILL MOVE TOWARDS SUSTAINABLE GOALS IN THEIR LOCALITY. THIS ARTICLE EXAMINES THE IMPACT THUS FAR OF LA21 AND ITS ASSOCIATED PROBLEMS, AND IT EXAMINES HOW THE LOCAL AUTHORITY SECTOR HAS RESPONDED COMPARATIVELY FAVORABLY TOWARDS THE AGENDA DEVELOPED AT RIO'S EARTH SUMMIT.

This thesis sets out to explore cosmopolitanism as a position within International Relations theory in the context of the activism of Irish Non-governmental Organisations (NGO) in Irish foreign policy. NGOs are posited as espousing a cosmopolitan activism in their attempts to influence Irish foreign policy makers. The methodology adopted was primarily a case study approach allowing an intensive analysis of three foreign policy issues: East Timor, the Enhanced Structural Adjustment policy of the International Monetary Fund and the Beijing Fourth World Conference on Women, 1995. In addition, the thesis also features the results of a survey of the NGO landscape in Ireland. In all, a total of 61 NGOs were surveyed on organisational, strategic and normative dimensions to their work. ; TARA (Trinity?s Access to Research Archive) has a robust takedown policy. Please contact us if you have any concerns: rssadmin@tcd.ie