Non-state actor
From Biocrawler, the free encyclopedia.
Non-state actors, in international relations, are actors on the international level which are not states. The admission of non-state actors into international relations theory is inherently a rebuke to 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.
Important non-state actors in international relations include:
- Non-governmental organizations (NGOs);
- Firms and businesses, especially multinational corporations (MNCs);
- The international media;
- International organized crime and drug groups;
- International paramilitary and terrorist groups.
