Introduction 1
1 NGOs, social movements, and civil society 6
2 The access of NGOs to global policy-making 32
3 The status of NGOs in international law 64
4 NGOs, networking, and the creation of theInternet 84
5 Understanding the place of NGOs in global politics 114
6 The creation of global governance 144
Notes 163
Selected bibliography 177
Index of NGOs and hybrid international organizations 181
Subject index 185