| Description |
1 online resource (xi, 243 pages) |
| Contents |
Prelims; 1 Setting the Stage; 2 The FAO, Civil Society and the Global Governance of Food and Agriculture; 3 UN-Civil Society Relations: A Comparative Look; 4 Conclusions and Ways Forward; Notes; Bibliography; ANNEX: Cross-System Survey Responding Entities; Index |
| Summary |
"The UN is able to recognize key global challenges but is beset by difficulties in trying to resolve them. It represents the current global political balance but is also the only international institution that can move it forward." "Civil society can be a catalyst for this kind of change. In this book, Nora McKeon provides a comprehensive analysis of UN engagement with civil society. The book pays particular attention to food and agriculture, which now lie at the heart of global governance issues. McKeon shows that politically meaningful space for civil society can be introduced into UN policy dialogue. The United Nations and Civil Society also makes the case that it is only by engaging with organizations which legitimately speak for the 'poor' that the UN can promote equitable, sustainable development and build global democracy from the ground up." "This book has strong ramifications for global governance, civil society and social movements, as well as for the contemporary debate over the future of food."--Jacket |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
United Nations.
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| SUBJECT |
United Nations fast |
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Vereinte Nationen gnd |
| Subject |
International organization.
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Civil society.
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Political science & theory.
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LAW -- International.
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Civil society
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International organization
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Zivilgesellschaft
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Global Governance
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
United Nations Research Institute for Social Development
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| ISBN |
9781848132764 |
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184813276X |
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