How to Lobby at Intergovernmental Meetings
by Dodds, Felix; Strauss, MichaelFormat: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2004-05-01
Publisher(s): Routledge
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Summary
Organizations spend considerable resources taking staff to international meetings, often without understanding how these meetings work. This book is a unique guide on how to participate and be heard at intergovernmental meetings, whether as a stakeholder or a governmental official. It contains a wealth of essential reference material including tips for navigating the intergovernmental hot spots of New York and Geneva, lists of UN commissions, conferences and permanent missions, contact details of key international organizations, NGOs and stakeholder groups and useful web addresses. If you have never lobbied or just want to have a better understanding of how the intergovernmental governance process works, this book is the essential resource to make your work much easier.
Author Biography
Felix Dodds is executive director of the Stakeholder Forum for Our Common Future, London. Michael Strauss is founder and executive director of Earth Media, New York
Table of Contents
| List of Figures, Tables and Boxes | vii | ||||
| About the Authors | viii | ||||
| Foreword by Henrique B Cavalcanti | x | ||||
| Preface | xi | ||||
| Key Messages | xiii | ||||
| Acknowledgements | xv | ||||
| List of Acronyms, Abbreviations and General Terms | xvi | ||||
| 1 So Why Is This Important to My Organization? | 1 | (9) | |||
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| 2 International Context | 10 | (7) | |||
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| 3 Preparation | 17 | (22) | |||
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| 4. How To Be Effective | 39 | (37) | |||
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| 5 How To Get There and Where To Stay | 76 | (7) | |||
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| 6 Important Information | 83 | (59) | |||
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| 7 UN Commissions and Conferences | 142 | (17) | |||
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| Notes | 159 | (3) | |||
| References | 162 | (1) | |||
| Index | 163 |
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