Conclusion

Abstract

This chapter concludes the book by encapsulating and summarizing the findings on factors shaping NGO capacity to engage in effective mediation across our case studies and how the three dilemmas of mediation operate across the cases. Factors shaping NGO mediation include the degree of authority a global governance institution offers to participating NGOs and within domestic contexts, enduring elements of state-society relations, the political and legal operating environment for NGOs, and issue-specific aspects of each particular area of global governance. The chapter reflects on what the book’s comparative analysis reveals about the Russian case in particular and on the contributions that comparative politics approaches can bring to our understanding of global governance.