The NGO Challenge for International Relations Theory by Willi... - 9781138845299

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The NGO Challenge for International Relations TheoryAuthor(s): William E. DeMars, Dennis Dijkzeul\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138845299, 978-1138845299\nSynopsis\nIt has become commonplace to observe the growing pervasiveness and impact of Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs). And yet the three central approaches in International Relations (IR) theory, Liberalism, Realism and Constructivism, overlook or ignore the importance of NGOs, both theoretically and politically.\n\nOffering a timely reappraisal of NGOs, and a parallel reappraisal of theory in IRthe academic discipline entrusted with revealing and explaining world politics, this book uses practice theory, global governance, and new institutionalism to theorize NGO accountability and analyze the history of NGOs. This study uses evidence from empirical data from Europe, Africa, Latin America, the Middle East and Asia and from studies that range across t.