A View from the Top: International Politics, Norms and the Worldwide Growth of NGOs

This article provides a top-down explanation for the rapid growth of nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) in the postwar period, focusing on two aspects of political globalization. First, I argue that international political opportunities in the form of funding and political access have expanded enormously in the postwar period and provided a structural environment highly conducive to NGO growth. Secondly, I present a norm-based argument and trace the rise of a pro-NGO norm in the 1980s and 1990s among donor states and intergovernmental organizations (IGOs), which has actively promoted the spread of NGOs to non-Western countries. The article ends with a brief discussion of the symbiotic relationship among NGOs, IGOs, and states promoting international cooperation

The growth of American thought

xx, 939 p.; 23 cm

Oral History Interview: Merle Curti (027)

First Session (1973) Interviewer - Donna Taylor; Second Session (1981) Interviewer - Laura Smail; Third Session (1982) Interviewer - Edward Coffman; Fourth Session (1986) Interviewer - William Cronon; Fifth Session (1992) Interviewer - Gerda LernerIn his five interviews, conducted between 1973 and 1992, Merle Curti describes his experience as a history scholar and teacher. He recalls his time as a student at Harvard under Frederick Jackson Turner, his teaching experience before UW, and his time as part of the UW history faculty from 1942-1968

American issues: the social record

xix, 1160, xxxix p. ; 26 cm