Introduction to Global Studies XIDS 2301 IGOs vs NGOs From the book IGOs 1900 few dozen 2008 300 NGOs 1909 175 2002 45000 Intergovernmental Organizations Key conceptual points By definition there is no authoritygovernment above states ID: 411075
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International Organizations
Introduction to Global Studies
XIDS 2301Slide2
IGOs vs. NGOs
From the book:
IGOs1900 few dozen
2008 300
NGOs
1909 175
2002 45,000Slide3
Intergovernmental Organizations
Key conceptual points:
By definition, there is no authority/government “above” statesIGOs can be seen as a form of geopolitics, which emerged with space-time compression: Specifically, in late 1800s as result of space-compressing technologies and European imperial expansionism states “moved” closer Slide4
Intergovernmental Organizations
Key conceptual points:
IGOs are one way in which global political space is being (re)constructedIntensification of global enmeshment growing institutionalization of global politicsWhy? coordination, standardization, management, facilitation, prevention, regulation, and adjudication and avoidance of conflicts related to social
flows and relations that operate and stretch across state spaces
strategically participate in shaping individual state’s relationship to those
flows
Flows:
trade, foreign investment, financial commodities (including money),
tourism, migration, cultural practices, hazardous waste, knowledge, crime, narcotics, ecological impactsSlide5
Intergovernmental Organizations
Late 1800s/early 1900s was important moment (first age of globalization)
First major IGOs were intended to establish an international order conducive to stability and, thus, the international expansion of industrial capitalismSlide6Slide7
Intergovernmental Organizations
Post WWII period was second important moment
Realization of the need for inter-state (international) cooperation Continued creation of IGOs and quasi-IGOs represents a process of “internationalizing” the state e.g. US and British Treasury officials are in regular, active contact with
each other and the IMF
policymaking conferences are crucially important (G-20, IMF, EU meetings)
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Intergovernmental Organizations
We live in a world of “international regimes”
forms of international governance that are distinct from government defined in terms of sovereign political powerRegulate specific sectors of international or global activity, e.g. telecommunications, human rights, etc.We have a global system of governance without government
In other words, perhaps there is to some degree emergent political authorities above the state
e.g. the existence of international human rights is an intervention in the internal affairs of sovereign state
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Nongovernmental Organizations
International or transnational NGOs exist to coordinate action at a distance, i.e. to organize communities of interest across territorial boundaries
They institutionalize social, cultural, political relations beyond/across national societiesDifferent typesCriticisms ofSlide10