non-state actor(Non-state actors (NSA) are entities that participate or act in international relations. They are organizations with sufficient power to influence and cause a change even though they do not belong to any established institution of a state. The admission of non-state actors into international relations theory rebukes 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. ... According to Article 6, non-state actors include: Civil society in all its diversity, according to national characteristics; Economic and social partners, including trade union organisations and; The private sector. WK Alexander Demidov)
