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| Title | Who has influence in multistakeholder governance systems? |
| Subtitle | Using the net-map method to analyze social networking in watershed management in northern Ghana |
| Author |
Schiffer, Eva Hartwich, Frank Monge, Mario |
| Year | 2010 |
| Abstract | As multistakeholder governance has emerged as an important feature in development, new governance structures that foster the participation of multiple stakeholders from the public sector, civil society, and the private sector have emerged in various fields, ranging from the management of natural resources to the provision of public services. To make such governance structures work, it is essential to understand how different stakeholders influence decisionmaking and what determines their influence. This paper uses Net-Map, an innovative participatory method, to analyze how networking influences decisionmaking in multistakeholder governance structures, using the case of the governance board of the White Volta River Basin in northern Ghana as an example. The method visualizes both the relations between all stakeholders in watershed management as perceived by the 17 members on the board and their influence on development outcomes. The study suggests that significant effects of social networking are at play beyond the formal lines of command and funding as stakeholders in watershed management make decisions. Stakeholders are more influential if they participate more prominently in information exchange and provide more advice to others. This counterbalances the overrepresentation of government actors on the board. Meanwhile some government organizations have a low level of influence, even though they are central in giving funding and command. These findings may be interesting for program leaders and policymakers in watershed management: when designing governance structures they need to take into account the importance of social networking to attain main objectives of watershed development; it is important to provide space that allows the exchange of information and advice among stakeholders. Meanwhile, policymakers and program leaders as well must consider overrepresentation of social network champions in multistakeholder governance structures and the limited capacity of government bodies in social networking. The paper serves to introduce not only the specific findings concerning this case study but also the participatory research method (Net-Map) that was used. |
| Series Name | IFPRI Discussion Paper |
| Series Number | 964 |
| Publisher | International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) |
| Place of publication | Washington, D.C. |
| Language | English |
| Record Type | Discussion paper |
| Peer Reviewed - PR or Non-PR | Non-PR |
| Subject - country location |
GHANA WEST AFRICA AFRICA |
| Subject - keywords |
Social networks Natural resource management multistakeholder governance decisionmaking |
| IFPRI Descriptors |
IFPRI1 GRP22 |
| IFPRI Division | EPTD |
| Access Rights | Open Access |
| Display Notes | Effective January 2007, the Discussion Paper series within each division and the Director General's Office of IFPRI were merged into one IFPRI-wide Discussion Paper series. The new series begins with number 00689, reflecting the prior publication of 688 discussion papers within the dispersed series. The earlier series are available on IFPRI's website at http://www.ifpri.org/publications/results/taxonomy%3A468. IFPRI Discussion Papers contain preliminary material and research results. They have not been subject to formal external reviews managed by IFPRI's Publications Review Committee but have been reviewed by at least one internal and/or external reviewer. They are circulated in order to stimulate discussion and critical comment. |
| LOC call number | IFPRIDP00964 |
| Physical description | 31 pages |
| IFPRI Web link | http://www.ifpri.org/publication/who-has-influence-multistakeholder-governance-systems |
| RePEc Downloads | https://ideas.repec.org/p/fpr/ifprid/964.html |
| Requests | mailto:ifpri-library@cgiar.org |
| CONTENTdm file name | 1416.cpd |
| Date cataloged | 2016-09-07 |
| Date modified | 2016-09-07 |
| OCLC number | 778451985 |
| CONTENTdm number | 1415 |
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| Title | ifpridp00964 20 |
| Access Rights | Open Access |
| Requests | mailto:ifpri-library@cgiar.org |
| CONTENTdm file name | 1391.pdfpage |
| Date cataloged | 2011-06-15 |
| Date modified | 2011-06-15 |
| CONTENTdm number | 1390 |
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