Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) have come to play a key role in global and European governance. With this new influence and visibility many have begun to worry about their legitimacy and accountability. Critics question the representativeness of NGOs, the democratic quality of their internal procedures, and their accountability to the wider public. This volume, written jointly by academics and practitioners, clarifies the issues at stake and controversially discusses proposals for reform. Political theorists debate which forms of accountability and legitimacy are applicable to transnational NGOs and what concept of representation may mean in this context. Practitioners focus on restoring NGO accountability and the repercussions that the new demand for legitimacy and accountability may have on their work. The challenge is to make transnational NGOs more responsive to their members and those affected by their advocacy without overly taxing their limited resources and bureaucratizing their work
Introduction: Transnational NGOs and Legitimacy, Accountability, Representation; J.Steffek& K.Hahn
PART I: NGO LEGITIMACY
The Debate on NGOs' Legitimacy: What Can we Learn from the Classics?; L.Schrader& T.Denskus
Legitimating INGO Advocacy: The Case of Internal Democracies; D.Halpin& P.Mc Laverty
The Link between Standard-Setting NGOs' Legitimacy and Effectiveness: An Exploration of Social Mechanisms; M.Beisheim& K.Dingwerth
Assessing the Democratic Legitimacy of Transnational NGOs: Five Criteria; J.Steffek, R.Bendrath, S.Dalferth, K.Hahn, M.Piewitt& M.Rodekamp
PART II: NGO ACCOUNTABILITY
These Pages have been Regulated for You: Issues Arising from the Governance of Markets by NGOs; J.Bendell, P.Jay& M.Bendell
Accountability 2.0: In Search for a New Approach to International Non-Governmental Organizations' Accountability; M.Havrda& P.Kutilek
PART III: REPRESENTATION THROUGH NGOS?
Representing the People? NGOs in International Negotiations; T.Brühl
Regulating NGO Participation in the EU; A De-Facto Accreditation System Built on 'Representativeness'?'; J.Greenwood
NGOs' Power of Advocacy: The Construction of Identities in UN Counter-Human Trafficking Policies; K.Hahn
PART IV: CONCLUSIONS
Evaluating NGOs: A Practitioner's Perspective; R.Heggli
Evaluating NGOs: Prospects for Academic Analysis; J.Steffek& K.Hahn
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