Partnerships, Governance and Sustainable Development

'. . . 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.' -- Thomas Sikor, Journal of Integrative Environmental Sciences 'The profit of this book is the well-proportioned mixture of theoretical reflections . . . and empirical findings, mostly presented in the form of case studies. . . the volume offers a well-structured and recommendable account of the current state of governance and partnerships in the field of sustainable development.' -- Thomas Krumm, Political Studies Review 'This well-structured volume brings together a group of leading experts on an important emerging topic of global and local environmental policy. The book is highly recommended for every student and scholar in the field of environmental governance.'

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: Preface 1. Setting the Scene: The Partnership Paradigm in the Making Pieter Glasbergen PART I: PARTNERSHIPS AS COLLABORATIVE ARRANGEMENTS: THE ACTOR PERSPECTIVE 2. The Process of Partnership Construction: Anticipating Obstacles and Enhancing the Likelihood of Successful Partnerships for Sustainable Development Barbara Gray 3. Sustainability through Partnering: Conceptualizing Partnerships between Businesses and NGOs James E. Austin 4. Partnership as a Means to Good Governance: Towards an Evaluation Framework Jennifer M. Brinkerhoff PART II: PARTNERSHIPS AS GOVERNANCE MECHANISMS: THE INSTRUMENTAL PERSPECTIVE 5. Enabling Environmental Partnerships: The Role of Good Governance in Madagascar's Forest Sector Derick W. Brinkerhoff 6. Environmental Partnerships in Agriculture: Reflections on the Australian Experience Neil Gunningham 7. Partnership as Governance Mechanism in Development Cooperation: Intersectoral North-South Partnerships for Marine Biodiversity Ingrid J. Visseren-Hamakers, Bas Arts and Pieter Glasbergen PART III: PARTNERSHIPS AND THE LIBERAL-DEMOCRATIC GOVERNANCE STRUCTURE 8. Partnerships for Sustainability: An Analysis of Transnational Environmental Regimes Philipp Pattberg 9. Democracy and Accountability: The Challenge for Cross-sectoral Partnerships James Meadowcroft 10. Bringing the Environmental State Back In: Partnerships in Perspective Arthur P.J. Mol PART IV: THE FUTURE OF PARTNERSHIPS 11. Multi-stakeholder Partnerships for Sustainable Development: Does the Promise Hold? Frank Biermann, Man-san Chan, Aysem Mert and Philipp Pattberg 12. Multi-Stakeholder Global Networks: Emerging Systems for the Global Common Good Steve Waddell and Sanjeev Khagram 13. Conclusion: Partnerships for Sustainability - Reflections on a Future Research Agenda Frank Biermann, Arthur P.J. Mol and Pieter Glasbergen Index