NGOs, global governance and the UN: NGOs as "guardians of the reform of the international system"

Transition Studies Review

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 501-509

  Murazzani, Maria Ludovica ^a  

^a LUISS UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Global governance; Non governmental organizations; Reform of United Nations; United Nations

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349980483     PISSN: 16144007     EISSN: 16144015     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11300-009-0081-2     Document Type: Article

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