DANIELA TEPE Lecturer in European Studies and German at King's College London, UK. Her research is concerned with the absence of a theorising of the state in International Relations. She has published in several academic journals including Review of International Political Economy and Public Administration.

• Introduction IR and NGOs – a Simplistic Story? NGOs and Materialist State Theory The Landmines Campaign and the Ottawa Convention – The Involvement of NGOs in Banning Landmines Discourses and Interests The State and Civil Society Conclusion