Definition
Nongovernmental organizations are transnational actors which pull and tug at international relations every day. These private organizations, some of considerable size and resources, interact with states, MNCs, and other NGOs. Increasingly, NGOs are being recognized, in the UN and other forums, as legitimate actors along with states, though not equal to them. Examples of NGOs include the Catholic Church, Greenpeace, the International Olympic Committee, and the International Studies Association. Some of these groups have a political purpose, some a humanitarian one, and some an economic or technical one. There is no single pattern to NGOs that describe their origins, purposes, or effects on IR.
Changing Roles and Accoutability of NGOs
NGOs and Civil Society Realities and Distortions
Humanitarian
Amnesty InternationalEnvironmentalEcoNet: (a decade of support for ecological sustainability and environmental justice)PeaceThe Sasakawa Peace Foundation (SPF)