<p>Contents</p><p><p><br>1. An Invitation to Explore the Role of NGOs</p><p>1.1 Environmental Consciousness</p><p>1.2 NGOs Political Influence on Sustainable Development </p><p>1.3 Research Design</p><p>1.4 Methodology</p><p>1.5 Remainder of the Book</p><p> </p><p>2. NGOs Herald the Arrival of Sustainability</p><p>2.1 UNEP</p><p>2.2 The UN Environmental Conferences</p><p>2.3 NGOs at the UN Conferences</p><p>2.4 Sustainable Development</p><p> </p><p>3. Theoretical Concepts</p><p>3.1 An Outline</p><p>3.2 Global Civil Society</p><p>3.3 Regime Theory</p><p>3.4 Global Environmental Governance</p><p>3.5 NGO Influence</p><p>3.5.1 Rational Moral Authority</p><p>3.5.2 Goal Achievement</p><p>3.5.3 Political Influence</p><p>3.5.4 Power and Influence</p><p>3.5.5 Explanatory Factors</p><p>3.6 A Model Emerges</p><p> </p>4. From Stockholm to Our Common Future</p><p>4.1 Environmental Affairs Prior to Stockholm</p><p>4.2 Stockholm </p><p>4.3 The Lost Years</p><p>4.4 Sustainability away from the UN</p><p>4.5 Nairobi</p><p>4.6 Conclusions</p><p> </p><p>5. Reflections </p><p>5.1 Introduction</p><p>5.2 Three Key Propositions</p><p>5.3 Global Governance Theory Revisited</p><p>5.4 NGO Goals</p><p>5.4.1 Goal Achievement</p><p>5.4.2 Providing Expert Assistance</p><p>5.4.3 Lobbying Decision Makers</p><p>5.4.4 Representing the Organization</p><p>5.4.5 Implementing Policy</p><p>5.4.6 Keeping Issues Alive</p><p>5.5 Conditions Impacting Influence</p><p>5.5.1 Normative Traits and Characteristics</p><p>5.5.2 NGO Capabilities</p><p>5.5.3 Political Opportunities</p><p>5.5.4 Player's Expectations</p><p>5.5.5 Formal Rules of Participation</p><p>5.6 NGOs and the Cold War</p>5.7 Conclusions</p><p> </p><p>6. Parting Thoughts</p><p>6.1 Introduction</p><p>6.2 Lessons Learned</p><p>6.3 Implications</p><p>6.4 One Way Forward</p><p>6.5 Directions for Further Research</p><p>6.6 Conclusions</p><p><br>Index</p><br>Index</p><p><br>1. An Invitation to Explore the Role of NGOs</p><p>1.1 Environmental Consciousness</p><p>1.2 NGOs Political Influence on Sustainable Development </p><p>1.3 Research Design</p><p>1.4 Methodology</p><p>1.5 Remainder of the Book</p><p> </p><p>2. NGOs Herald the Arrival of Sustainability</p><p>2.1 UNEP</p><p>2.2 The UN Environmental Conferences</p><p>2.3 NGOs at the UN Conferences</p><p>2.4 Sustainable Development</p><p> </p><p>3. Theoretical Concepts</p><p>3.1 An Outline</p><p>3.2 Global Civil Society</p><p>3.3 Regime Theory</p><p>3.4 Global Environmental Governance</p><p>3.5 NGO Influence</p><p>3.5.1 Rational Moral Authority</p><p>3.5.2 Goal Achievement</p><p>3.5.3 Political Influence</p><p>3.5.4 Power and Influence</p><p>3.5.5 Explanatory Factors</p><p>3.6 A Model Emerges</p><p> </p><p>4. From Stockholm to Our Common Future</p><p>4.1 Environmental Affairs Prior to Stockholm</p><p>4.2 Stockholm </p><p>4.3 The Lost Years</p><p>4.4 Sustainability away from the UN</p><p>4.5 Nairobi</p><p>4.6 Conclusions</p><p> </p><p>5. Reflections </p><p>5.1 Introduction</p><p>5.2 Three Key Propositions</p><p>5.3 Global Governance Theory Revisited</p><p>5.4 NGO Goals</p><p>5.4.1 Goal Achievement</p><p>5.4.2 Providing Expert Assistance</p><p>5.4.3 Lobbying Decision Makers</p><p>5.4.4 Representing the Organization</p><p>5.4.5 Implementing Policy</p><p>5.4.6 Keeping Issues Alive</p><p>5.5 Conditions Impacting Influence</p><p>5.5.1 Normative Traits and Characteristics</p><p>5.5.2 NGO Capabilities</p><p>5.5.3 Political Opportunities</p><p>5.5.4 Player's Expectations</p><p>5.5.5 Formal Rules of Participation</p><p>5.6 NGOs and the Cold War</p><p>5.7 Conclusions</p><p> </p><p>6. Parting Thoughts</p><p>6.1 Introduction</p><p>6.2 Lessons Learned</p><p>6.3 Implications</p><p>6.4 One Way Forward</p><p>6.5 Directions for Further Research</p><p>6.6 Conclusions</p><p><br>Index</p><br>Index