This volume honors the lifetime achievements of distinguished scholar Chadwick F. Alger on the occasion of his 90th birthday. Carolyn Stephenson presents Prof. Alger as a Pioneer in the Study of the Political Process and on NGO Participation in the United Nations. Part 1 offers an autobiographical note and a comprehensive bibliography of his academic publications. Part II includes three texts on "e;The Political Process in the UN,"e; namely "e;The Researcher in the United Nations: Evolution of a Research Strategy,"e; "e;Interaction in a Committee of the United Nations General Assembly"e; and "e;Interaction and Negotiation in a Committee of the UN GA."e; In Part III, which focuses on "e;Civil Society Organizations in the UN System (NGOs),"e; three chapters deal with "e;Evolving Roles of NGOs in Member State Decision-making in the UN System,"e; "e;The Roles of NGOs in the UN System: From Article 71 to a People's Millennium Assembly"e; and "e;Strengthening relations between NGOs and the UN system: Towards a research agenda."e;