Partnerships, Governance and Sustainable Development

Edited by Pieter Glasbergen, Honorary Professor, Governance for Sustainable Development, Maastricht University - ICIS,Emeritus Professor, Utrecht University and the Netherlands Open University, Frank Biermann, Research Professor of Global Sustainability Governance, Utrecht University, the Netherlands and Arthur P.J. Mol, Chair and Professor in Environmental Policy, Wageningen University, The Netherlands and Professor in Environmental Policy, Renmin University, Beijing, China

• Contents:Preface1. Setting the Scene: The Partnership Paradigm in the MakingPieter GlasbergenPART I: PARTNERSHIPS AS COLLABORATIVE ARRANGEMENTS: THE ACTOR PERSPECTIVE2. The Process of Partnership Construction: Anticipating Obstacles and Enhancing the Likelihood of Successful Partnerships for Sustainable DevelopmentBarbara Gray3. Sustainability through Partnering: Conceptualizing Partnerships between Businesses and NGOsJames E. Austin4. Partnership as a Means to Good Governance: Towards an Evaluation FrameworkJennifer M. BrinkerhoffPART II: PARTNERSHIPS AS GOVERNANCE MECHANISMS: THE INSTRUMENTAL PERSPECTIVE 5. Enabling Environmental Partnerships: The Role of Good Governance in Madagascar’s Forest SectorDerick W. Brinkerhoff6. Environmental Partnerships in Agriculture: Reflections on the Australian ExperienceNeil Gunningham7. Partnership as Governance Mechanism in Development Cooperation: Intersectoral North–South Partnerships for Marine BiodiversityIngrid J. Visseren-Hamakers, Bas Arts and Pieter GlasbergenPART III: PARTNERSHIPS AND THE LIBERAL-DEMOCRATIC GOVERNANCE STRUCTURE8. Partnerships for Sustainability: An Analysis of Transnational Environmental RegimesPhilipp Pattberg9. Democracy and Accountability: The Challenge for Cross-sectoral PartnershipsJames Meadowcroft10. Bringing the Environmental State Back In: Partnerships in Perspective Arthur P.J. MolPART IV: THE FUTURE OF PARTNERSHIPS11. Multi-stakeholder Partnerships for Sustainable Development: Does the Promise Hold?Frank Biermann, Man-san Chan, Aysem Mert and Philipp Pattberg12. Multi-Stakeholder Global Networks: Emerging Systems for the Global Common GoodSteve Waddell and Sanjeev Khagram13. Conclusion: Partnerships for Sustainability – Reflections on a Future Research Agenda Frank Biermann, Arthur P.J. Mol and Pieter GlasbergenIndex

'. . . this is a book to read for anybody who wants a good overview of ongoing research on environmental partnerships in public administration, business administration, political science and sociology.'