Part I. Introduction : Non-state actors in world politics: a framework -- The romance of non-state actors -- Part II. Non-state actors and principled beliefs : The Catholic Church as a transnational actor -- Political parties in a global age -- Non-State Actors as moral entrepreneurs: a transnational perspective on ethics networks -- Part III. Experts and interests in global governance : Policy networks, non-state actors and internationalized policy-making: a case study of agricultural trade -- The 'Policy Research' knowledge elite and global policy processes -- Transnational corporations and global environmental politics -- Unraveling the Faustian bargain: non-state actors and the multilateral agreement on investment -- Back to the front line? Trade unions in a global age -- Part IV. The state under siege? : Outsourcing war -- Underworld and upperworld: transnational organized crime and global society -- Diasporas in world politics -- Islamic movements as non-state actors and their relevance to international relations -- Part V. Conclusion : Non-state actors in world politics: the lessons

1. International relations
2. Globalization
3. Non-governmental organizations