Transnational Activism in the UN and the EU : A Comparative Study

Comparing non-governmental organizations in the United Nations and the European Union across a range of different issue areas, this book examines how the choice of venue and institution affects the actions and strategies of NGOs.

Part 1: Introduction 1. Transnational Activism in the UN and the EU Part 2: Transnational Activism in the UN 2. Civil Society Organizations in the UN 3. Where the States are: Environmental NGOs and the UN Climate Change Negotiations 4. Human Rights NGOs at the United Nations: Developing an Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture 5. Political Opportunity Structures and Non-Sate Influence at the World Bank: Making the Case for Transparency 6. Negotiating Human Security at the UN: Transnational Civil Society, Arms Control and Disarmament Part 3: Transnational Activism in the EU 7. Institutions and Civil Society Organizations in the EU's Multi-Level System 8. NGOs, the European Union and the Case of Environment 9. Safeguarding Asylum as a Human Right: NGOs and the European Union 10. Pan-European NGOs and Social Rights: Participatory Democracy and Civil Dialogue 11. NGOs and Security: The Case of the European Union Part 4: Conclusion 12. Worlds Apart or Worlds Together? Transnational Activism in the UN and the EU