A theoretical study of the politics of transnational environmental activist groups such as
Greenpeace, Friends of the Earth, and the World Wildlife Fund that argues that
environmental activists practice world civic politics and play a central role in the way the
world addresses environmental issues.

Nongovernmental organizations (NGOS) both lobby states and work within and across
societies to advance their interests. These latter efforts are generally ignored by students of
world politics because they do not directly involve governments. A study of transnational
environmental activist groups (TEAGs) such as Greenpeace, Friends of the Earth, and World
Wildlife Fund demonstrates that NGO societal efforts indeed shape widespread behavior
throughout the world. TEAGs work through transnational social, economic, and cultural …