Assessing the Evidence: The Effectiveness and Impact of Public Governance-Oriented Multi-Stakeholder Initiatives
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...…that is now available on cross‐sector collaboration as a governance approach (Ansell & Gash, 2017; Beisheim, Liese, Janetscheck, & Sarre, 2014; Brockmyer & Fox, 2015; Donahue & Zeckhauser, 2011; Jomo, Chowdhury, Sharma, & Platz, 2016; Marques, 2017; Pattberg & Widerberg, 2016; Torfing, 2016)....
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...…causal mechanism is that transparency will inform and stimulate collective action, which in turn will provoke an appropriate institutional response (Brockmyer and Fox 2015; Fox 2014).4 In this model, both analysts and practitioners have only just begun to spell out the process behind that…...
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...The assumed causal mechanism is that transparency will inform and stimulate collective action, which in turn will provoke an appropriate institutional response (Brockmyer and Fox 2015; Fox 2014)....
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...…assuming that cross-sector, public–private partnerships and other multiple institutional arrangements are suited to the complex tasks and reconciling contending interests often involved (Brinkerhoff and Brinkerhoff, 2011; Brouwer and Woodhill, 2015; Stern et al., 2015; Brockmyer and Fox, 2015)....
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...A narrow focus on a specific international initiative can be seen in an MSI promoting the transparency of extractive industries (Aaronson, 2011; Rich and Moberg, 2015), the promotion of social accountability (Brockmyer and Fox, 2015) and the issue of their governance (Isenman et al., 2011)....
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...This is similar to the approach used in multi-stakeholder initiatives in other sectors, including the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative, the Construction Sector Transparency Initiative, and the Open Government Partnership [13]....
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...MSIs are voluntary agreements between governments, civil society, and the private sector, intended to promote government transparency and accountability to citizens [13, 14]....
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...Brockmyer & Fox [13] note that MSIs work by creating resources and environments that allow better communication among governments, private companies, and civil society organizations to “facilitate deliberation, consensus building, and compliance with reform commitments....
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...Similar to evaluations of MSIs in other sectors [13], we did not find evidence of clear outcomes, and the impact of these policies and practices on access goals will need to be assessed over time....
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...” Upon reviewing evidence of performance, however, the authors conclude that while activities initiated through MSIs may increase access to information and enhance civic participation, evidence for effectiveness and longer term social impact is uneven or absent [13]....
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