Reframing the Agenda

KENNETH R. RUTHERFORD is Assistant Professor, Southwest Missouri State University, and is co-founder of Landmine Survivors Network.STEFAN BREM is Research Associate at the University of Zurich.RICHARD A. MATTHEW is Associate Professor and Director of the Global Environmental Change and Human Security Research Office at the University of California, Irvine.

• Preface Introduction Middle Power and NGO Partnerships: The Expansion of World Politics by Richard A. Matthew Case Studies Post-Cold War Superpower? Mid-size State and NGO Collaboration in Banning Landmines by Kenneth R. Rutherford Too Much Too Soon? NGOs and Middle Powers in Need for More Coordination on Small Arms Activities by Stefan Brem Armed and Dangerous: Stopping the Use of Child Soldiers by Rachel Stohl Cluster Bombs and Explosive Remnants of War: Cooperation and Conflict between Nongovernmental Organizations and Middle-Power States by Virgil Wiebe NGO and Government Cooperation in Setting the Disarmament Agenda: The Impact of the 1996 International Court of Justice Advisory Opinion by Alyn Ware Nuclear Norms: Prohibition, Positivism, and Realism by Meray Datan Foundations for a Fissile Material Cut-Off Treaty: The Role of Small States and Nongovernmental Organizations by Morten Bremer Moerli Conclusion Middle Power-NGO Coalitions: A Significant Force in World Politics? by Richard A. Matthew The Future of Arms Control: The Role of Middle Powers and NGOs by Stefan Brem Index About the Contributors