KERSTIN MARTENS is Senior Researcher in the Collaborative Research Centre, University of Bremen, Germany. Her research interests include education policy, NGOs and international organizations. She is the author of NGOs and the United Nations. ALESSANDRA RUSCONI is Senior Researcher in the Collaborative Research Centre, University of Bremen, Germany. Her research interests include education policy, family research, life course and social change. KATHRIN LEUZE is a Junior Researcher in the Collaborative Research Centre, University of Bremen, Germany.