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Civil society and international governance : the
role of non-state actors in global and regional
regulatory frameworks
Armstrong, David (Ed.); Bello, Valeria (Ed.); Gilson, Julie (Ed.); Spini, Debora
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Civil Society and International 
Governance
Structures and processes occurring within and between states are no longer the 
only – or even the most important – determinants of those political, economic 
and social developments and dynamics that shape the modern world. Many 
issues, including the environment, health, crime, drugs, migration and terrorism, 
can no longer be contained within national boundaries. As a result, it is not 
always possible to identify the loci for authority and legitimacy, and the role of 
governments has been called into question.
  This  book  critically  analyses  the  increasing  impact  of  nongovernmental 
organizations and civil society on global and regional governance. Written from 
the standpoint of advocates of civil society and addressing the role of civil 
society in relation to the UN, the IMF, the G8 and the WTO, the contributors to 
this volumes assess the role of various non-s tate actors from three perspectives: 
theoretical aspects, civil society interaction with the European Union and civil 
society and regional governance outside Europe, specifically Africa, East Asia 
and the Middle East. It demonstrates that civil society’s role has been more 
complex than one defined in terms, essentially, of resistance and includes actual 
participation in governance as well as multi- faceted contributions to legitimizing 
and democratizing global and regional governance.
  This book will be of interest to students and scholars of political science, 
international relations, civil society, sociology, European politics and global 
governance.
David Armstrong is Emeritus Professor at the University of Exeter. Valeria 
Bello is Marie Curie Intra- European Research Fellow at the Institut Barcelona 
d’Estudis Internacionals, Spain. Julie Gilson is a senior lecturer in the Depart-
ment of Political Science and International Studies at the University of Birming-
ham. Debora Spini teaches political theory at Syracuse University in Florence 
and Social Philosophy at Florence University.
Routledge/GARNET series: Europe in the world
Edited by David Armstrong
University of Exeter, UK
and
Karoline Postel-V  inay
Centre for International Studies and Research (CERI), France.
Editorial Board: Dr Mary Farrell, Sciences Po, Paris; Dr Karoline Postel- 
Vinay, CERI, France; Professor Richard Higgott, University of Warwick, UK; 
Dr Christian Lequesne, CERI, France; and Professor Thomas Risse, Free Uni-
versity Berlin, Germany.
International Advisory Committee: Dr Salma Bava, Jawaharlal Nehru Univer-
sity, New Delhi, India; Dr Knud Erik Jørgensen, University of Aarhus, Denmark; 
Professor Sunil Khilnani, SAIS, Johns Hopkins University, USA; Dr Anne- Marie 
Legloannec, CERI, France; Dr Xiaobo Lu, SIPA, Columbia University; Profes-
sor James Mittelman, University of Washington, USA; Dr Karen Smith, London 
School  of  Economics,  UK;  Professor  Elzbieta  Stadtmuller,  University  of 
Wroclaw, Poland.
The Routledge GARNET series, Europe in the World, provides a forum for 
innovative research and current debates emanating from the research community 
within  the  GARNET  Network  of  Excellence.  GARNET  is  a  Europe- wide 
network of 43 research institutions and scholars working collectively on ques-
tions around the theme of ‘Global Governance, Regionalisation and Regulation: 
The Role of the EU’, and funded by the European Commission under the 6th 
Framework Programme for Research.
 1  EU Foreign Policy in a Globalized World 
Normative power and social preferences 
Edited by Zaki Laïdi
 2  The Search for a European Identity 
Values, policies and legitimacy of the European Union 
Edited by Furio Cerutti and Sonia Lucarelli
 3  The European Union and the Social Dimension of Globalization 
How the EU influences the world 
Edited by Jan Orbie and Lisa Tortell
4  Governance and the Depoliticisation of Development 
Edited by Wil Hout and Richard Robison
 5  The European Union and International Organizations 
Knud Erik Jørgensen
 6  The EU and Global Governance 
Edited by Mario Telò
 7  External Perceptions of the European Union as a Global Actor 
Edited by Sonia Lucarelli and Lorenzo Fioramonti
 8  A Global Security Triangle 
European, African and Asian interaction 
Edited by Valeria Bello and Belachew Gebrewold
 9  European Union Democracy Aid 
Supporting civil society in post-A  partheid South Africa 
Lorenzo Fioramonti
10  Civil Society and International Governance 
The role of non-s tate actors in global and regional regulatory frameworks 
Edited by David Armstrong, Valeria Bello, Julie Gilson and Debora Spini
Civil Society and 
International Governance
The role of non-s tate actors in global 
and regional regulatory frameworks
Edited by David Armstrong,  
Valeria Bello, Julie Gilson and 
Debora Spini
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Civil society and international governance: the role of non-s tate actors in 
global and regional regulatory frameworks/edited by David Armstrong . . . 
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p. cm. – (Routledge/GARNET series: Europe in the world; 10) 
Includes bibliographical references and index. 
1. Regionalism (International organization) 2. Civil society. 3. 
International cooperation. I. Armstrong, J. D. (James David), 1945– 
JZ5330.C58 2010
341.2–dc22  2010018375
ISBN 0-203-84005-4 Master e-book ISBN
ISBN13: 978-0-415-59063-1 (hbk) 
ISBN13: 978-0-203-84005-4 (ebk)
Contents
  Notes on contributors  ix
  Introduction: civil society and international governance  1
DAVID ARMSTRONG AND JULIE GILSON
PART I
Theory  13
 1  Civil society and the democratisation of global public space  15
DEBORA SPINI
 2  Collective and social identity: a theoretical analysis of the role  
of civil society in the construction of supra-n  ational societies  31
VALERIA BELLO
 3  Organised civil society and political representation in the  
EU arena  49
CARLO RUZZA
PART II
The European Union  71
 4  Europeanization of non- state actors: towards a framework  
for analysis  73
KArolinA BorońsKA-HryniEwiEcKA
 5  Between localisation and Europeanisation: non- governmental 
organisations in Bosnia and Herzegovina  92
ERICA PANIGhELLO
viii  Contents
 6  European integration, cross- border cooperation and third  
sector mobilizations in the Basque Country  107
XABIER ITçAINA
PART III
Civil society outside Europe  127
 7  Governance and non- governmental organizations in  
East Asia: building region-w  ide coalitions  129
JULIE GILSON
 8  Civil society in regional governance in Eastern and  
Southern Africa  148
ANDRéAS GODSäTER AND FREDRIk SöDERBAUM
 9  The role of civil society in regional governance in the  
Middle East  166
MIChAEL SChULZ
10  Transnational labour mobilization in the Americas  181
MARCELO SAGUIER
  Index  198
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