Affectedness and Participation in International Institutions looks at the growing influence of affected persons in global politics, such as young climate activists, indigenous movements, and persons affected by HIV/AIDS.

Jan Sändig is a Research Fellow in Peace and Conflict Studies at the University of Tübingen, Germany. His research focuses on armed and non-violent contention in Sub-Saharan Africa and the role of civil society in global governance.

Jochen von Bernstorff is Professor of International Law at the University of Tübingen, Germany. His research focuses on the history and theory of international law and international institutions.

Andreas Hasenclever is Professor of International Relations and Peace Studies at the University of Tübingen, Germany. His major research interests are in the field of Peace and Conflict Studies with particular reference to regime analysis, international trust dynamics, and the impact of religious traditions on political conflict.

1. Affectedness in international institutions: promises and pitfalls of involving the most affected Jan Sändig, Jochen Von Bernstorff & Andreas Hasenclever 2. Legitimating global governance: publicisation, affectedness, and the Committee on World Food Security Josh Brem-Wilson 3. Shifting the paradigm: a typology of affected persons' participation in international institutions Markus Hasl 4. Affectedness, empowerment and norm contestation - children and young people as social agents in international politics Anna Holzscheiter 5. Affectedness alliances: affected people at the centre of transnational advocacy Annette Schramm & Jan Sändig 6. The dark side of the affectedness-paradigm: lessons from the Indigenous peoples' movement at the United Nations Andreas Hasenclever & Henrike Narr 7. Tied affectedness? Grassroots resistance and the World Bank Giedre Jokubauskaite 8. Between threat and infantilisation: how frames impede the meaningful participation of the disaster affected in Haiti Tanja Granzow 9. BRICS civil society initiatives: towards the inclusion of affected communities in collective development? Lisa Thompson & Pamela Tsolekile De Wet 10. Voices unheard - affected communities and the climate negotiations on loss and damage Patrick Toussaint 11. Practicing human rights across scale: indigenous peoples' affectedness and recognition in REDD+ governance Linda Wallbott & Eugenia Recio 12. The limits of the all affected principle: attending to deep structures B. S. Chimni