3) Non State Actors

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STATES AND NON-STATES AS

LEGAL ACTORS IN THE WORLD

NON-STATE ACTORS


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NON-STATE ACTOR

Principal actors of the world politics arenation state.

But they are not the only actors.

The international system consists of nationstates, international organization and privateactors.


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CLASSIFICATION OF NON-STATES

ACTOR

Non-states actors ate divided into two (2)categories:

1) International intergovernmentalorganisation (IGOs)

used to describe an

organisation set up by agreement betweentwo or more states;

2) Transnational @ International non-governmental organisation (INGOs)set upby individual or groups of individual.


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INTERNATIONAL

INTERGOVERNMENTAL

ORGANISATION (IGOs) IGOs consist of the non-states actors that arecreated by nation states.

It is created by treaties and negotiations which

mainly reflect preference of stronger states. Stronger states created IGOs because they need

them to protect their interest.

IGOs may be classified by scope (global andregional), or by function (political, economic,social and environmental)


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Decisions made by IGOs are products ofnegotiations among the governmentalrepresentative assign to them.

The main functions of IGOs are rule making,agenda setting and information gathering. The effectiveness of IGOs differ from one

issues to another, one international regimetype to another, one state to another.


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The influence of IGOs varies with the capacityof government of member states to implementtheir own provisions and activities under their

jurisdictions especially for less developedcountries.

Examples of IGOs:

UN,IMF,EU,ASEAN,COMMONWEALTH


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INTERNATIONAL NON-

GOVERNMENTAL ORGANISATION

(INGOs) INGOs is a legally constituted organisationcreated by private persons or organisationwith no participation or representation of the

government. It is established not by nation states but by

certain groups of individuals, businessman

and other societal forces.


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INGOs

This group has no legal bond with nation-states / not formally associated with states orthe authority structure although they often

cooperate with the government to achievetheir goals.


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Factors that have contributed to the

growth of INGOs

1) the spread of democracy around the world;

2) An increase in global problems that states areill equipped to solve unilaterally;

3) Problems created by the creation of weakstates;

4) The computer and telecommunications

revolutions; 5) Relatively easy and inexpensive transportation

(so it become easier for groups of people to

organise and interact across national


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There are several types of INGOs:

1) economic organisation such astransnational corporations; (PETRONAS,SIMEDARBY)

2) advocacy organisation such as Greenpeaceand Amnesty International

3) Service organisation such as theInternational Red Cross and Doctors withoutBorders, MERCY


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4) transnational terrorist organisation thatseek to undermine government.

5) transnational criminal organisation thatfocus on profiting from illegal activities suchas Street gangs, Mafia Organisations.

In fact, INGOs have achieved significantinfluence in world affairs.


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The main roles of INGOs

1) Setting Agendas: INGOs often force national policymakers to

include certain issues on their agendas.

For example, the British and Foreign Anti-Slavery Society in the early 1800s persuadedthe British government to act to end the slavetrade.


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2) negotiating Outcomes: INGOs work with governments to solve global

problems.

For example. Environmental groups oftencollaborate with business groups and

governments on such issues as sustainabledevelopment and climate change.


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3) Conferring Legitimacy Organisation such as the World Bank and

transnational corporations derive legitimacyfrom the support or approval of variousINGOs.

4) Making Solutions Work Many governments and intergovernmental

organisations rely on NGOs to implement

their decisions in such areas likehumanitarian relief and economicdevelopment.

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