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 “The Political Process in the UN,� namely “The Researcher in the United Nations: Evolution of a Research Strategy,� “Interaction in a Committee of the United Nations General Assembly� and “Interaction and Negotiation in a Committee of the UN GA.�  In Part III, which focuses on “Civil Society Organizations in the UN System (NGOs),� three chapters deal with “Evolving Roles of NGOs in Member State Decision-making in the UN System,� “The Roles of NGOs in the UN System: From Article 71 to a People Millennium Assembly� and “Strengthening relations between NGOs and the UN system: Towards a research agenda.�