Critical mass
Subtitle: the emergence of global civil society
By: edited by James W. St. G. Walker and Andrew S. Thompson.
Contributors: Walker, James W. St. G., 1940-; Thompson, Andrew S. 1975-
Series: Studies in international governance -- 5; Studies in international governance -- 5.
Publisher: Wilfrid Laurier University Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: [Waterloo, Ont.]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 299
ISBN-13: 9781554580224
Subjects: Civil society; Globalization; Political participation; World citizenship; Civil society -- Case studies; Civil society -- Congresses; Société civile; Mondialisation; Participation politique; Citoyenneté mondiale; Société civile -- Cas, Études de; Société civile -- Congrès
Genres: Case studies; Congresses; Cas, Études de; Congrès
Notes: Text is outcome of a conference held Oct. 17-19, 2006 at the Centre for International Governance Innovation, in Waterloo, Ontario.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The globalization of civil society / John D. Clark; title: Approaching global civil society / Paul van Seters; title: The Conference of NGOs (CONGO): the story of strengthening civil society engagement with the United Nations / Renate Bloem, Isolda Agazzi Ben Attia, Philippe Dam; title: Amplifying voices from the global south: globalizing civil society / Rajesh Tandon, Mohini Kak; title: Facilitating NGO participation: an assessment of Canadian government-sponsored mechanisms for the Copenhagen Summit for Social Development and the Beijing Conference on Women / Elizabeth Riddell-Dixon; title: The Arab NGO Network for Development: a case study on interaction between emerging regional networking and global civil society / Ziad Abdel Samad, Kinda Mohamadieh; title: A case of NGO participation: international criminal court negotiations / Gina E. Hill; title: Influencing the IMP / Jo Marie Griesgraber; title: Civil society, corporate social responsibility, and conflict prevention / Virginia Haufler; title: The FIM G8 Project, 2002-2006: a case analysis of a project to initiate civil society engagement with the G8 / Nigel T. Martin; title: Laying the groundwork: considerations for a charter for a proposed global civil society forum / Andrew S. Thompson; title: Looking to the future: a global civil society forum? / Jan Aart Scholte; title: Democratizing global governance: achieving goals while aspiring to free and equal communication / Martin Albrow, Fiona Holland.