UNDERSTANDING CULTURE , SOCIETY AND POLITICS

1. MODULE 2: CULTURAL,
SOCIAL AND POLITICAL
INSTITUTIONS
LESSON 4: THE NON- STATE INSTITUTION

2. NON- STATE INSTITUTIONS/ NON- STATE ACTORS
- Are people and or organizations that participate in international affiars and relations
but are not affiliated with any state or nation.
a. BANKS AND CORPORATIONS
B. COOPERATIVES AND TRADE UNIONS
C. TRANSNATIONAL ADVOCACY
D. DEVELOPMENT AGENCIES
E. INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

3. BANKS
- The most basic form and sign of a society’s financial status is the status of its bank.
- There are many role of the bank but the most basic role it has is the regulation of
the flow the society’s flow of money.
CORPORATIONS
- Is known as a body of people acting as a single entity.
- It is created by a group of shareholders who have ownership of the corporation
- Corporations usually set up to create profit to and provide return for its
shareholders.

4. COOPERATIVES
- Are associations owned by people who voluntarily cooperate with each other under
the influence of their social, economic and cultural benefits.
- These cooperatives are typically owned by non- profit communities and businesses
alike.
- Cooperatives were created mainly for human to organized a mutual benefit for each
other.
TRADE UNIONS
- Were organized by workers to share in a mutual benefit between members
- It also called labor unions
- Are organization composed of workers and laborers who band together to protect
the integrity of their trade, improve safety staandards of their work and achieve
higher salary.
- A trade union’s goal is to improve the working conditions of a country’s labor force.

5. TRANSNATIONAL ADVOCACY GROUPS
ADVOCACY- is an idea from an individual or group which aims to influence a political,
economic and social decision.
- Transnational advocacy network includes actors working together internationally on
an issue.
- Advocacy groups have spread information in support of a cause across borders-
creating a transnational advocacy group- there is a shot to change how
international policies and practices are made.
- Transnational advocacy groups movement and main goal is to challenge how the
international playing field is being run.

6. DEVELOPMENT AGENCIES
- Economic development agencies are described to be independent organizations
that aim to implement strategic ways of developing territories and societies.
- Usually molded by public and private institutions.
- Development agencies are organizations that simply wish ti improve the current
standpoint of a certain society.

7. INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
- A typical organization promotes, enhances and ensures its members through
advocacies and state actions.
- This goal on a national organization may also be used to describe the goals of an
international organization.
2 main types of international organizations:
1. International nongovernmental organizations( INGOs)
2. Intergovernmental organizations (IGOs).

8. International Nongovernmental organizations
- Is typically a non- governmental organizations (NGO) that operates in the
international playing field.
- A well known example of an INGO is the international committee of the Red cross-
their ideologies and advocacies are advertised worldwide.
Intergovernmental organization
- Is most commonly known as an international governmental organization.
- Example is the UNITED NATIONS wherein different states meet and coordinate
with one another on how they want the global system flow.