Last Podcast on Stakeholder Democracy - Designing Successful multi-stakeholder partnerships
A multi-stakeholder partnership (MSP) brings together various stakeholders willing to contribute to sustainable development. In themselves, MSPs are complex, with no one-size-fits-all approach to their design and operation. This chapter gives practical tips along the process of:
(i) initiating,
(ii) institutionalizing and
(iii) assessing the impact of MSPs.
The tips on the first steps in MSPs elaborate on how to find potential partners, initiate a partnership, and tackle challenges along the way (i). Once an MSP is operational, its institutionalisation helps define a governance structure and general rules, as well as approach the question of funding (ii). Lastly, the chapter identifies the potential impact of MSPs and outlines ways to assess their impact, using a case study on sustainable tuna fisheries in the Philippines as an illustration.
The book is essential reading for professionals and trainees involved
in multi-stakeholder processes for policy development and the implementation of
agreements. It will also be helpful for students of sustainable development,
politics and international relations.
“To mobilize action globally in line with the 2030 Agenda for
Sustainable Development will require buy-in and commitments not just from
governments but from all segments of society. This book addresses a major
component of that challenge – involving stakeholders in every part of the
process to deliver on the promise of the SDGs. Many of the contributors have
long led efforts to build an inclusive and democratic framework for delivering
on sustainable development. Their experience, insights and analysis of what
works and what doesn’t not only make a case for the benefits of
multi-stakeholders but allow them to develop crucial practical and detailed
guidance on making multi-stakeholder policy dialogues and partnerships
legitimate, effective, and accountable." -
Steven Bernstein, Professor of Political Science and Co-director of the
Environmental Governance Lab, Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy,
University of Toronto, Canada.
"This book is extremely timely. The ability for
government institutions to deal with challenges to our society and planet is
seemly getting worse day by the day. Government institutions need to be
reimagined, and this book offers a vision that can help institutions to be more
inclusive to society and respectful to nature by their design. The basic idea
is to formally involve stakeholders in government decision making and therefore
have society at large committed to implementation of policies, delivered through
a sense of ownership and partnership. This vision can empower representative
democracy in a time of fear of conflict and economic collapse to deal with
social inequality and environmentally degradation" -
Professor Patrick Paul Walsh, Director of the UCD Centre for
Sustainable Development Studies, Senior Advisor UN Sustainable Development
Solutions Network
"For those of us wondering "what exactly does
stakeholders mean?" this book provides a comprehensive and useful answer.
Beyond that, it outlines the concept of stakeholder democracy both in
historical overview and in contemporary political context, as the inevitable
next step in democratic progress. Stakeholder Democracy: Represented Democracy
in a Time of Fear distills decades of knowledge into an engaging, enlightening
read, democratically disseminating the wisdom usually only gleaned through a
coffee with one of its authors. In UN advocacy, precedent is everything.
Outlining the best examples of stakeholder engagement, this book is a guiding
light for the next generation of non-government actors seeking to influence
global policy." -
Kathryn Tobin, Advocacy Coordinator, WaterAid
"Multi-stakeholder engagement is fundamental for a
coherent and integrated implementation of the SDGs. Stakeholders contribute to
mobilising resources, informing policy, identifying innovative solutions,
supporting transformations and voicing the needs of underrepresented
communities. A strong partnership means engaging stakeholders effectively by
granting them equal and fair opportunities to be informed and consulted in
decision-making. The book "Stakeholder Democracy: Represented Democracy in
a Time of Fear" depicts well how partnerships must be aligned with the
adoption of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. With this aspiration,
the OECD created the PCSD Partnership that brings together governments,
international organisations, civil society, think tanks, the private sector and
other stakeholders from all regions of the world, committed and working to
enhance policy coherence for sustainable development (SDG 17.14)." -
Ebba Dohlman, OECD's head of unit on policy coherence for sustainable
development.
"It’s democracy, period! This book is a must-read for
all who want to understand how to work the 21th century politics. Having worked
long years as eminent advisors, actors, and advocates the authors offer deep
insider knowledge. Stakeholder are more than just the opposite to economic
shareholder. Stakeholder democracy is part of the mainstream institutional and
parliamentary governance. Even more so, engagement of people helps keeping
democracies lively, effective and resourceful. This book carefully sketches out
how stakeholder democracy came to be the prime important ingredient to our
common future. When it comes to ensuring a decent life for all within the
planetary boundaries being transparent, reliable, constructively positive are
the virtues of cooperation - as opposed to being absorbed in elitist turf
battles and selfish positioning in the global awareness economy. For public and
stakeholder politics there what can be learned from the rich narrative of this
book might simply start a new Stakeholder Social Responsibility." -
Günther Bachmann, General Secretary of the German Council for Sustainable
Development and an activist in various stakeholder initiatives.
"There is no doubt about the power of the collective to
change the world, even more now, when we are increasingly interconnected. In
order for the collective effort to be effective, numbers matter, but strategy
is key. This book, which emphasizes multi-stakeholder democracy, makes a truly
important contribution to how the whole of society can, and should, come
together to solve the world's most pressing problems. This compelling work
calls for reflection and action, two sides of the coin of transformative change."
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Claudia Mansfield LaRue, Former G77+China negotiator of the United Nations
"Towards Global Partnerships Resolution" International Recruitment
and Partnerships Specialist, Montclair State University, USA.
"Just as the fundamentals of the international
architecture are being challenged and on the brink of a period of renewal,
there could be no better time to revisit the power and presence of stakeholder
democracy as a force for positive change. This book shows how stakeholder
democracy can enable us to make the transition to a sustainable future in a way
that addresses the political upheaval of our times, and the necessary shift
from authoritarian-populism to a people-lead social and political renaissance."
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Andrew Higham, Chief Executive of Mission 2020
"There is a vast body of scholarly literature on
non-state actors in governance of sustainable development, amongst other in
partnerships. There is an even larger body of academic publications on
democracy – a crucial principle underpinning meaningful engagement of
stakeholders in policy-making and implementation. This book, by a great team of
experienced advocates and specialists in stakeholder engagement, brings these
topics together and in a historical context – not from an ivory tower perspective,
but from a constructive critical "Vienna Cafe" perspective. And this
makes the book a must-read for all the diplomats, bureaucrats, lobbyist,
scientists, and civil society representatives who crowd this coffee corner in
the basement of the UN Headquarters." -
Ruben Zondervan, Executive Director, Stakeholder Forum
"As this book documents, not all stakeholder engagement
in multilateral processes has been impactful. It shares valuable lessons about
what has worked and what hasn’t." -
Rt Hon Helen Clark, taken from the Foreword.
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