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.

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.

BANKS

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

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.

DEVELOPMENT AGENCIES

TRADE UNIONS

Organization with an international membership, scope, or presence.

COMMERCIAL / RETAIL BANKS

INTERGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS

MODULE 11

CORPORATIONS

INVESTMENT BANKS

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.

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.

WHAT IS NON-STATE INSTITUTIONS?

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

Insurance and Companies

COOPERATIVES

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.

TRANSNATIONAL ADVOCACY GROUPS

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.

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

INTERNATIONAL NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS (INGOs)

INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

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

Focus on providing services such as underwriting and corporate reorganization to institutional clients
Organizations which are dedicated into influencing political, economic, social and institutional decisions
beyond countries' borders