The politics of participation in sustainable development governance [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Jessica F. Green and W. Bradnee Chambers

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910451556003321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: New York, : United Nations University Press, 2006
• ISBN: 1-4294-5026-6; 92-808-7084-X
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (271 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): GreenJessica F; ChambersW. Bradnee
• Disciplina: 338.9/27091724
• Soggetti: Sustainable development - Management - International cooperation; Equality; Electronic books.; Developing countries Foreign economic relations Developed countries; Developed countries Foreign economic relations Developing countries
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Includes index.
• Nota di contenuto: The politics of participation in sustainable development governance; The politics of participation in sustainable development governance; Table of contents; List of tables and figures; About the contributors; Preface; Acknowledgements; List of acronyms; Introduction: Understanding the challenges to enfranchisement; Introduction; Understanding enfranchisement; Can all actors be enfranchised?; Obstacles to enfranchisement; Developing country delegates; Non-state actors; Scientists; Notes; Part I; Actors; 1; Increasing disenfranchisement of developing country negotiators in a multi-speed world; IntroductionClimate change and sustainable development governance; Sustainable development governance; Climate change&enrsp; The problem; Climate change negotiations; Institutionalised pathways for influencing the climate negotiations; Proposing policies; Responding to policy proposals; Voting/membership; Reporting; The structural imbalance in negotiation; Non-institutional pathways for influence; ; Forming different organisational forms to increase leverage; The handicapped coalition-building power; The handicapped negotiation power; Garnering media attention; Lobbying/mobilising constituenciesIncreasingly disenfranchised; Acknowledgements; Notes; 2; In tension: Enfranchising initiatives in the face of aggressive marginalisation; Introduction; The ceding of sovereignty: An overall problematique; The FTAA: A regional agreement with global implications; Institutionalised pathways; Non-institutional pathways; Engaging financial resources and institutions: Systemic issues for enfranchising NGOs; Institutionalised pathways; Non-institutional pathways; Prospects; Civil society and the global governance agenda; Cardoso and after; Conclusion; Notes; 3; Business-society interaction towards sustainable development&enrspCorporate social responsibility: The road ahead; Introduction; Corporate social responsibility and related international codes; Regulatory implications of stakeholder engagement; Towards deeper institutionalisation of corporate responsibility: An overview of various stakeholders' preferences; Large corporations and sustainability consultants; Small businesses and trade unions; Consumers; Post-WSSD developments; Boundary areas of legislation: Company laws and trade laws; Further enfranchisement of developing country stakeholders; ConclusionsNotes; 4; Developing country scientists and decision-making: An institutional perspective of issues and barriers; Introduction; Institutional pathways for scientists in policy-making; What is ''scientific knowledge'' and what is its role in international decision-making?; Institutional pathways bridging scientific knowledge and international policy-making; Participation, legitimacy and developing nations: How consensual is ''consensual knowledge''?; Barriers to participation for scientists from developing countries; Traditional knowledge and assessments; Conclusion; Notes; 5; The legacy of Deskaheh: Decolonising indigenous participation in sustainable development governance
• Sommario/riassunto: To be effective and legitimate, the governance of sustainable development requires the participation of a diverse set of actors ranging from transnational civil society groups to indigenous peoples. This book explores the extent to which the current system of governance allows for the participation of diverse actors, and finds that there are still many obstacles impeding the inclusion and influence of a number of different groups. Written by leading experts and practitioners in the field of sustainable development, this book examines the obstacles to effective participation, and how they c