Politics of Non-Governmental Organizations

4 credits

This course is designed to expose students to the politics of NGOs (i.e., non-governmental organizations) by examining their structure, rationale, and involvement within international politics. This course will pay particular attention to how NGOs shape and are shaped by civil society at the national, international, and transnational levels and will examine the context in which NGOs function as well as the roles, tactics, and success of these organizations in shaping local and global outcomes.