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NON-STATE INSTITUTIONS

Also known as international governmental organizations (IGOs): the type of organization most closely associated with the term 'international organization', these are organizations that are made up primarily of sovereign states (referred to as member states). Notable examples include the United Nations (UN), Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), Council of Europe (COE), and World Trade Organization (WTO). The UN has used the term "intergovernmental organization" instead of "international organization" for clarity.

WHAT IS NON-STATE INSTITUTIONS?

INTERNATIONAL NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS (INGOs)

CORPORATIONS

COOPERATIVES

INTERGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS

BANKS

Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) that operate internationally. These include international non-profit organizations and worldwide companies such as the World Organization of the Scout Movement, International Committee of the Red Cross and Médecins Sans Frontières.

• Jointly owned enterprise engaging in the production or distribution of goods or the supplying of services, operated by its members for their mutual benefit, typically organized by consumers or farmers.

A bank is a financial institution that accepts deposits from the public and creates credit.

A corporation is a legal entity that is separate and distinct from its owners. Corporations enjoy most of the rights and responsibilities that an individual possesses; that is a corporation has the right to enter into contracts, loan and borrow money, hire employees, own assets and pay taxes.

TRADE UNIONS

Also called as labor unions. These organization of workers who have come together to achieve common goals such as protecting the integrity of its trade, improving safety standards, achieving higher pay and benefits such as health care and retirement, increasing the number of employees, and better working conditions.

TRANSNATIONAL ADVOCACY GROUPS

Organizations which are dedicated into influencing political, economic, social and institutional decisions beyond countries' borders

INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

Organization with an international membership, scope, or presence.

DEVELOPMENT AGENCIES

• Independent organizations, shaped by public and private institutions, whose goal is to help develop and support economic growth within a specified city, region or state by providing necessary resources and assistance especially for the most marginal portions of a population so that they may have opportunities of income and decent employment

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COMMERCIAL / RETAIL BANKS

• Concerned with managing withdrawals and deposits as well as supplying short-term loans to individuals and small businesses.

Because of globalization, the following non-state institutions currently play important roles in international relations

• BANKS AND CORPORATIONS
• COOPERATIVES AND TRADE UNIONS
• TRANSNATIONAL ADVOCACY GROUPS
• DEVELOPMENT AGENCIES
• INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
• INTERNATIONAL NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
• INTERGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS

Insurance and Companies

INVESTMENT BANKS

offers insurance policies to the public, either by selling directly to an individual or through another source such as an employee's benefit plan. An insurance company is usually comprised of multiple insurance agents. An insurance company can specialize in one type of insurance, such as life insurance, health insurance, or auto insurance, or offer multiple types of insurance.

• Focus on providing services such as underwriting and corporate reorganization to institutional clients

• Non-state institutions or also called non-state actors is broadly defined as international actors who are largely or completely autonomous from the state, emanating from civil society, market economy or political opportunities.
• Non-state actors (NSA) are entities that participate or act in international relations. They are organizations with sufficient power to influence and cause a change even though they do not belong to any established institution of a state.
• The admission of non-state actors into international relations theory conflicts with the assumptions of realism and other black box theories of international relations, which argue that interactions between states are the main relationships of interest in studying international events.