SOCIOL 2 Lecture Notes - Lecture 36: Global Governance, Nationstates
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The uneven geography of global civil society. On average, greater numbers of international ngos and transnational social movements originate from within wealthy western countries . And people living in these countries participate at higher rates. Note the greater proportion based in western europe and north america. Creating and running international ngos and transnational social movements. Generally, people in wealthy western countries have more of them. It also requires democratic freedoms, to be able to associate and organize. Wealthy western countries tend to score high on democracy indices. Wealthy western countries have long dominated the global system. These global hierarchies feed into global governance and civil society. Note the declining proportion based in western europe and north america. In a national democracy, we elect our governments. Being guaranteed a vote as a citizen offers some accountability. If enough people don"t like what the government does, it will be voted out.
