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Learning spaces in multi-stakeholder initiatives: The German Partnership for Sustainable Textiles as a platform for dialogue and learning?

SYSNO ASEP	0545058
Document Type	J - Journal Article
R&D Document Type	Journal Article
Subsidiary J	Článek ve WOS
Title	Learning spaces in multi-stakeholder initiatives: The German Partnership for Sustainable Textiles as a platform for dialogue and learning?
Author(s)	Beyers, F. (DE) Leventon, Julia (UEK-B)_{SAI, ORCID, RID}
Number of authors	2
Article number	100113
Source Title	Earth System Governance. - : Elsevier Roč. 9, č. 9 (2021)
Number of pages	13 s.
Language	eng - English
Country	NL - Netherlands
Keywords	collaborative governance ; multi-stakeholder governance ; social network analysis ; deliberative democracy ; corporate social responsibility ; sustainability transformations
Subject RIV	AD - Politology ; Political Sciences
OECD category	Public administration
Method of publishing	Open access
Institutional support	UEK-B - RVO:86652079
UT WOS	000716432600023
EID SCOPUS	85122742373
DOI	10.1016/j.esg.2021.100113
Annotation	Learning in collaborative governance is often recognized as an important component for sustainability transformation, but is mainly seen as a side-effect alongside governance outcomes. However, bringing together heterogeneous perspectives is crucial to fully capture the wicked sustainability challenges. We know very little about how learning is facilitated in collaborative governance. This empirical article assesses a multi-stakeholder initiative (MSI) and examines the extent to which it provides spaces for learning. It proposes an analytical framework for investigating social learning spaces along three prerequisites: diversity of member organizations, structure and quality of interactions. A qualitative and quantitative social network analysis (SNA) indicates that the Partnership for Sustainable Textiles (Textiles Partnership) has a large number of heterogeneous members, which holds great potential for learning. However, due to deliberative-democratic structures and the prioritisation of governance outcomes it closes down spaces for learning for the wide diversity of members. The article argues for the design of spaces for learning by emphasising that diversity of perceptions is crucial for a better understanding of the wicked sustainability challenges.
Workplace	Global Change Research Institute
Contact	Nikola Šviková, svikova.n@czechglobe.cz, Tel.: 511 192 268
Year of Publishing	2022
Electronic address	https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589811621000173

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