Evaluating stakeholder participation in the transition to sustainable development : methodology, case studies, policy implications

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Title:

Author:

Oels, Angela.

ISBN:

9783825868611

Personal Author:

Oels, Angela.

Publication Information:

Mèunster : Lit Verlag ; Piscataway, NJ : Distributed in North America by Transaction Publishers, c2003.

Physical Description:

361 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.

Series:

Studien zur internationalen Umweltpolitik ; Bd. 11

Series Title:

Studien zur internationalen Umweltpolitik ; Bd. 11

Contents:

The Future Search Conference as symptom and catalyst of the global transition to networks of governance -- Local stakeholder participation : in theory and practice -- Origins and workings of the Future Search Conference -- Methodology -- Evaluation of the Future Search Conference in Rushmoor Borough Council's Local Agenda 21 process -- Evaluation of the Future Search Conference in Gemeinde Olching's Local Agenda 21 process -- Discussion.

Subject Term:

Sustainable development -- Citizen participation -- Evaluation.

Sustainable development -- Citizen participation -- Case studies.

Environmental policy -- Citizen participation.

Sustainable development -- Government policy.

Economic development -- Environmental aspects.

Duurzame ontwikkeling.

Lokaal bestuur.

Participatie.

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Summary

Stakeholder participation in economic development is generally considered to be a good thing. However, questions remain: Does stakeholder participation live up to the high expectations about it in the literature? How can success be measured? What are suitable criteria and indicators? How do the involved stakeholders themselves judge the outcomes of their involvement? What can be done to improve the performance of stakeholder participation? Which structural factors impede stakeholder participation? This study addresses questions such as these with respect to methodology, case studies, and policy implications.

Angela Oels is assistant professor at the Institute of Political Science, University of Hamburg, Germany.