Civil Society and Intergovernmental Negotiations at the United Nations, livre ebook

- Situated at the crossroads between the role of civil society in relation to international organizations and ethnographic research within IOs;

- Provides a comprehensive definition of inclusion of civil society actors and fills a theoretical and empirical gap in the existing literature;

- The author is a rising star and has published previous articles in French and English.

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Civil society organizations (CSOs) and non-governmental organizations have increased at the United Nations (UN) since the 1990s. Yet few studies discuss the notion of inclusion and what it entails in intergovernmental negotiations.

This book delves into the UN’s relationship with CSOs, exploring who participates in negotiations and how their input is integrated into ratified documents. Drawing on ethnographic research, the author uncovers the complexities of accreditation, participation, and the interpretation of CSOs’ contributions. Offering a sociological analysis, she highlights the increased exclusion of CSOs despite their apparent inclusion in institutions of global governance unbounded to public accountability.

Leah R. Kimber examines the practices of exclusion CSOs are subjected to in UN negotiations by opening the machinery of intergovernmental negotiations in light of the UN’s future and legitimacy.

1. Introduction

2. Civil Society Inclusion at the United Nations

3. The Spotlight on Disaster Risk Reduction

3. ‘We the Peoples’

5. Disentangling the Social

6. The Text Before All Things

7. Conclusion