Partnership and Transformation: The Promise of Multi-stakeholder Collaboration in Context

Partnership has received growing attention over the last 30 years as a key to achieving inclusive and sustainable development. Partnership and Transformation: The Promise of Multi-stakeholder Collaboration in Context argues that partnership must be understood in relation to specific contexts and the added value it can offer individuals, organizations, and society. It suggests that a stronger balance between pragmatic and reflective dimensions of partnership can enhance opportunities for meaningful deliberation and productive conflict and contribute to the systems change needed for global citizenship that embraces human well-being and stewardship of the planet.

Format: Hardback
Length: 194 pages
Publication date: 24 November 2022
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Over the past three decades, partnerships have garnered increasing attention across various sectors and disciplines. Originally used to describe a collaborative relationship where different actors pool their resources, knowledge, and skills to address common challenges, partnerships are now considered essential to achieving more inclusive and sustainable development. Recognizing that one-size-fits-all approaches may not be effective, Partnership and Transformation: The Promise of Multi-stakeholder Collaboration in Context, aimed at both academics and practitioners, emphasizes the need to understand partnerships in specific contexts and the value they can bring to individuals, organizations, and society as a whole. The book suggests that partnerships can have a transformative impact, but this potential rests on a shift from purely instrumental considerations of their worth to a deeper appreciation of their intrinsic value as a process based on interpersonal relationships. By fostering a stronger balance between pragmatic and reflective dimensions of partnership, the author argues that opportunities for meaningful deliberation, productive conflict resolution, and systems change necessary for global citizenship that embraces human well-being and planetary stewardship can be enhanced.

Over the past three decades, partnerships have garnered increasing attention across various sectors and disciplines. Originally used to describe a collaborative relationship where different actors pool their resources, knowledge, and skills to address common challenges, partnerships are now considered essential to achieving more inclusive and sustainable development. Recognizing that one-size-fits-all approaches may not be effective, Partnership and Transformation: The Promise of Multi-stakeholder Collaboration in Context, aimed at both academics and practitioners, emphasizes the need to understand partnerships in specific contexts and the value they can bring to individuals, organizations, and society as a whole. The book suggests that partnerships can have a transformative impact, but this potential rests on a shift from purely instrumental considerations of their worth to a deeper appreciation of their intrinsic value as a process based on interpersonal relationships. By fostering a stronger balance between pragmatic and reflective dimensions of partnership, the author argues that opportunities for meaningful deliberation, productive conflict resolution, and systems change necessary for global citizenship that embraces human well-being and planetary stewardship can be enhanced.

Weight: 550g
Dimension: 229 x 152 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781032058337