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10. Military humanitarianism

Author

Weiss, Thomas G. and Campbell, Kurt M.

Subjects
WAR - Social Aspects, UNITED NATIONS, REFUGEES
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Published
1991

11. Superpowers and peace-keepers

Author

Norton, Augustus R. and Weiss, Thomas G.

Subjects
UNITED NATIONS, UNITED STATES - Foreign Relations - Soviet Union, SOVIET UNION - Foreign Relations - United States
Abstract

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Published
1990

20. The 'Missing Middle': Behind-the-Scenes Global Governance

Author

Weiss, Thomas G.

Subjects
Non-governmental organizations -- Insurance, International business enterprises -- Management, International agencies -- Evaluation, Company business management, Political science
Abstract

This article focuses on the vast number of people who make global governance happen. It probes the role of the unknown people in the 'middle' who are largely absent from scholarly gaze: professionals, service teams, and others who act behind the scenes. They are not at the top of public and private organizations ('global governors' in the literature), but they keep the lights on. They accomplish the policy, operational, and support work to move the needle of global governance institutions of all varieties from the local to global. These largely invisible and unheard populations--at least in the scholarly and policy literatures--make global governance work. The 'missing middle' is not confined to the everyday contributions of professionals in intergovernmental secretariats because contemporary global governance is not synonymous with international organization, but concerns networked forms of public authority that may or may not include secretariats or states. Keywords global governance--United Nations--nongovernmental organizations (NGOs)--transnational corporations (TNCs)--networks, 1 Introduction Analysts have sought and recently begun to expand our grasp of global governance as more than the activities of international organizations and other transnational actors. (1) They have [...]

Published
2022

30. NGOs

Author

Carayannis, Tatiana, primary and Weiss, Thomas G., additional

Published
2021
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44. Humanitarian Politics. Headline Series No. 304.

Author

Foreign Policy Association, New York, NY., Minear, Larry, and Weiss, Thomas G.

Abstract

This booklet examines the issue of humanitarian aid in times of crises and how the political and military conditions that generate the need for humanitarian action have changed in the post-cold-war era. There are different faces of civil war, changes in international assistance, and complex emergencies that demand new world responses to help those caught in need. Political realities must be taken into account as the human-needs agenda is addressed. The book has five chapters. Chapter 1, "Humanitarianism and Politics," examines prevailing understandings of humanitarianism and politics. Chapter 2, "Humanitarian and Political Actors," outlines the major actors in today's crises. Chapter 3, "Getting the Relationship Right," provides examples of different ways of responding to these crises. Chapter 4, "Looking to the Future," suggests changes in approach in response to crises. Chapter 5, "Implications for U.S. Policy," presents challenges to U.S. policy. The book concludes that humanitarian action needs to be clearer about its possibilities and limitations while politics needs to be infused with humanitarian dimensions. The volume includes an annotated reading list and a set of discussion questions for classroom use. (EH)

Published
1995

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