Participation beyond the State: Why Some environmental NGOs partner with business, and others do not

TY - CHAP

T1 - Participation beyond the State

T2 - Why Some environmental NGOs partner with business, and others do not

AU - Krieger, Kristian

AU - Rogers, M. Brooke

PY - 2013

Y1 - 2013

N2 - In the last two decades, participation has become a key concept in environmental governance. Participation – at its simplest – means the involvement of agents, such as citizens and non-state actors, in collective decision-making processes. The relevance of this key concept is underlined by prominent policy initiatives such as UNCED’s Agenda 21, with its recognition of eight major stakeholder groups in environmental governance and the UNECE’s Aarhus Convention, strengthening public participation in decision making. While these two initiatives are the outcome of inter-governmental processes and invite non-state actors to contribute to the environmental policies of state actors, participation in environmental governance also occurs beyond the state. This chapter investigates one particular aspect of this environmental governance beyond the state, namely ‘green partnerships’ between nongovernmental and corporate organisations.

AB - In the last two decades, participation has become a key concept in environmental governance. Participation – at its simplest – means the involvement of agents, such as citizens and non-state actors, in collective decision-making processes. The relevance of this key concept is underlined by prominent policy initiatives such as UNCED’s Agenda 21, with its recognition of eight major stakeholder groups in environmental governance and the UNECE’s Aarhus Convention, strengthening public participation in decision making. While these two initiatives are the outcome of inter-governmental processes and invite non-state actors to contribute to the environmental policies of state actors, participation in environmental governance also occurs beyond the state. This chapter investigates one particular aspect of this environmental governance beyond the state, namely ‘green partnerships’ between nongovernmental and corporate organisations.

KW - Governance

KW - Partnership

KW - Environment

KW - NGOs

KW - Trust

M3 - Chapter

SN - 9780415633529

VL - N/A

T3 - Routledge Research in Environmental Politics

SP - 180

EP - 199

BT - Long-Term Governance for Social-Ecological Change

A2 - Siebenhuner, Bernd

A2 - Arnold, Marlen

A2 - Eisenack, Klaus

A2 - Jacob, Klaus

PB - Routledge

CY - Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon

ER -