Citizen Action for Global Change: The Neptune Group and Law of the Sea

by Miriam L. Levering and Ralph B. Levering

Book Overview

A case study of the effectiveness of nongovernmental organizations in international and national arenas, Ralph B. Levering describes and analyzes the work of three U.S.-based NGOs, known collectively as the Neptune Group. He discusses the group's successful efforts during the Third United Nations Conference on Law of the Sea (UNCLOS
III1973-1982). He details the group's effectiveness supporting negotiations in Washington and addressing the news...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0815627955
• ISBN13: 9780815627951
• Release Date: July 1999
• Publisher: Syracuse University Press
• Length: 212 Pages
• Weight: 0.69 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.1"

Customer Reviews

Quiet Quakers leave Apple Orchard for betterment of world

Stirring account of what every day people can do. Miriam and Sam Levering worked from their small Virginia apple farm for a comprehensive Law of the Sea treaty.