How to Lobby at Intergovernmental Meetings [Paperback]

Michael Strauss (Author), Felix Dodds (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 1, 2004

'Felix Dodds is the Milo Minderbinder of the stakeholder world!' Alex Kirby, BBC 'An invaluable tool for anyone wishing to understand and contribute effectively to the competition of good ideas that intergovernmental meetings should be' Paul Hohnen, former Strategic Director, Greenpeace International '...the book is a valuable resource for people willing to understand the practice of international negotiation and for those preparing to be influential negotiators.' Political Studies Review 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 government 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.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"A must for anyone involved in international politics." -- Lucien Royer, Director of Occupational Health, Safety and Environment, Global Union

"Encapsulates the essence of action for the aspirant multi-lateralist...A roadmap for social justice warriors!" -- Tony Simpson, Lawyer in International Human Rights and Environmental Law

"Felix Dodds is the Milo Minderbinder of the stakeholder world!" -- Alex Kirby, BBC

About the Author

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.

Product Details

• Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: Routledge (March 1, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1844070743
• ISBN-13: 978-1844070749
• Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 5.3 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,701,260 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Felix Dodds was born in Derby, England. He was active in the UK Liberal Party culminating in chairing its youth wing (1985-87). His first book Into the Twenty-First Century was on the realignment of UK politics around a green agenda. He bcame Executive Director of Stakeholder Foum for a Sustainable Future in 1993 and has been involved in a number of UN Conferences adn Summits on Sustainable Development. He chaired the NGO Coalition at the UN on Sustainable Development for four years (1997-2001) and promoted the concept of stakeholder involvement as a mechanism to enhance government decesion making. He has authored a number of books on how to lobby at the UN and more recently has published on environmental security. His book Human and Enviromental Security was nominated as the best environmental book of 2006