International Law - New Actors and New Technologies: Center Stage for NGOS
Author(s)
Gamble, John King; Ku, Charlotte
Abstract
Anyone whose head is not planted deeply in the sand must recognize that momentous changes are afoot with this phenomenon called the information age. Evidence of sweeping change at the mundane, day-to-day level is undeniable. Technology and the information age are changing the allocation of power and authority in the international system with non-state actors such as intergovernmental organizations (IGOs) and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) assuming decision-making roles previously reserved primarily to states. Whether NGOs will contribute to better global governance and more civil society depends on how they are used and how they relate to the interests and functions of national and international institutions.
