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Participants in the Gothenburg Workshop

Affiliations as at June 2007

Contributors

Editor’s acknowledgements

Abbreviations

Introduction

1 Global governance, accountability and civil society

Introduction

Global governance

Accountability

What is ‘accountability’?

Who is accountable?

Accountability for what?

Accountability to whom?

Accountability by what means?

Direct mechanisms

Indirect mechanisms: the state

Other indirect mechanisms

Civil society

General conceptions of civil society

Manifestations of civil society

The civility of civil society

Conclusion

2 Civil society and accountability of the United Nations

Introduction

The UN in the orchestra of global governance

Civil society engagement at the UN

Civil society and UN accountability

Who gets heard?

Conclusion

3 The World Bank and democratic accountability: the role of civil society

Introduction

The World Bank and its accountability

Civil society and project level accountability

Staff incentives at the project level

Civil society and policy level accountability

Civil society and board level accountability

Conclusions

4 Civil society and IMF accountability

Introduction

Civil society as a force for IMF accountability

Civil society and IMF transparency

Civil society and IMF consultation

Civil society and IMF evaluation

Civil society and IMF correction

Conclusion

5 Civil society and the WTO: contesting accountability

Introduction

The WTO as an institution of global governance

The WTO and accountability

The WTO as an intergovernmental organisation

The WTO as a supranational organisation

Civil society engagement of the WTO

Contesting accountability

Transparency

Consultation

Evaluation

Correction

Holding accountability holders to account: the issue of NGO legitimacy

Conclusion: directions for the future

6 Civil society and accountability in the Commonwealth

Introduction

History and activities of the Commonwealth

Civil society in the context of the Commonwealth

Civil society and accountability in the Commonwealth

Transparency

Consultation

Evaluation

Correction/redress

Accountable civil society?

Conclusion

7 The Organisation of the Islamic Conference: accountability and civil society

Introduction

The OIC: history and institutional structure

Current directions: the OIC ten-year programme of action

Civil Society and accountability: some conceptual clarifications

Civil society: secular or religious?

Civil society in Islam

Accountability: secular and religious

Accountability in Islam

Civil society associations and accountability in the OIC

Conclusion: the ‘First OIC’ and the ‘Second OIC’

8 Civil society and patterns of accountability in the OECD

Introduction

The OECD as a global governance agency

OECD accountability

The MAI and its aftermath

Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises

The Model Tax Convention

The Anti-Bribery Convention

Environmental policies

Conclusions

9 Civil society and G8 accountability

Introduction

The G8: mandate and activities

G8 accountability

Civil society engaging the G8

Accountability effects of civil society actions

G8 recognition of civil society

Transparency

Consultation

Evaluation

Redress

Enabling and disabling civil society engagement of the G8

The perils of informality

The crucial role of government attitudes

Sophistication in civil society tactics

Conclusion

10 Structuring accountability: civil society and the Asia-Europe Meeting

Introduction

The ASEM process in summary

Accountability matters

ASEM’s civil society

Civil society contributions to ASEM accountability

Transparency

Consultation

Evaluation

Correction

Civil society accountability in ASEM

Conclusion

11 Civil society and accountability in the global governance of climate change

Introduction

The global regime on climate change

Accountability challenges

Civil society interventions for accountability

Accountability through consultation and participation

Accountability through evaluation

Accountability through redress

Conclusion

12 Civil society and accountability promotion in the Global Fund

Introduction

The Global Fund

Civil society in the structure of the Global Fund

Accountability challenges for the Global Fund

Civil society contributions to GFATM accountability

Civil society and the creation of the GFATM

Civil society and Board accountability

Civil society and CCM accountability

Strengthening CSO accountability in the GFATM

Improvements in CSO accountability

Challenges for CSO accountability

Moving forward

1. Further improve representation and accountability to wider CSO constituencies

2. Raise more resources for CSO participation in the GFATM

3. Value the civil society representatives

4. Strengthen capacity for effective CSO participation

5. Monitor the GFATM gender mainstreaming strategy

Conclusion

13 Accountability in private global governance: ICANN and civil society

Introduction

ICANN: an institutional experiment

ICANN organisational structure

ICANN’s self-defined accountability

Civil society in the ICANN context

Civil society and ICANN accountability

Transparency

Consultation

Monitoring and evaluation

Correction

Conclusion

14 Civil society and the World Fair Trade Organization: developing responsive accountability

Introduction

A brief history of fair trade

The WFTO as a global governance institution

Purpose and activities

Governance structure

Accountability at the WFTO

Civil society engagement of the WFTO

Conclusion

Conclusion

A framework of analysis

The record to date

Transparency

Consultation

Monitoring and evaluation

Correction and redress

Explaining the record and moving forward

Personal attributes

Institutional circumstances (global governance agencies)

Institutional circumstances (civil society associations)

Deeper social structures

A conclusion’s conclusion

Bibliography

Interviews

Index