The United Nations and Business in Partnership Matters
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CURRENT ISSUES IN CROSS-SECTOR
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COMMISSIONING EDITOR
Leda Stott
E D I T O R I A L S U P P O RT
Sehr Hussain-Khaliq and
Sasha Hurrell
DESIGN
Alison Beanland
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© 2006 The Partnering Initiative
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LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS
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INTRODUCTION: EVA HALPER & ROS TENNYSON
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EDITORIAL: LEDA STOTT
7
LEADING THOUGHTS:
KEN CAPLAN
Creating Space for Innovation: Understanding enablers for multi-sector partnerships
11
RICHARD HOLLOWAY
Partnerships and Civil Society:
What civil society are we talking about?
15
DAVID F. MURPHY
The United Nations and Business: Global partnership in action
19
SASKIA MERRIMAN
Back to Basics: Business and NGO approaches to partnership scoping
25
BOLARINWA ONAOLAPO
The Missing Development Link?
Social capital and partnerships in the Niger
31/8/06
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PA R T N E R S H I P M AT T E R S
CURRENT ISSUES IN CROSS-SECTOR COLLABORATION
ISSUE 4: 2006
SPECIAL EDITION for
THE PARTNERING EVENT
CAMBRIDGE, UK
SEPTEMBER 24-26, 2006
COVER ISSUE
8/9/06
10:52 am
Page 3
PA RT N E R S H I P M AT T E R S 4
CURRENT ISSUES IN CROSS-SECTOR
C O L L A B O R AT I O N
SPECIAL EDITION
COMMISSIONING EDITOR
Leda Stott
E D I T O R I A L S U P P O RT
Sehr Hussain-Khaliq and
Sasha Hurrell
DESIGN
Alison Beanland
PRINTER
Folium Ltd
© 2006 The Partnering Initiative
Published on behalf of The Partnering Initiative by:
The International Business Leaders Forum
15-16 Cornwall Terrace
Regent’s Park
London NW1 4QP
United Kingdom
The views expressed in this publication are those of the authors.
All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be published without prior consent of the copyright holder.
Any materials used for presentation or teaching purposes must give full acknowledgement to The Partnering
Initiative.
Printed on Revive (made entirely from waste paper containing at least
75% post-consumer waste. Strict environmental controls are adhered to during production and no chlorine bleaching is used).
rtnership
8/9/06
11:03 am
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PA R T N E R S H I P M AT T E R S | 1
Table of Contents
LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS
3
INTRODUCTION: EVA HALPER & ROS TENNYSON
5
EDITORIAL: LEDA STOTT
7
LEADING THOUGHTS:
KEN CAPLAN
Creating Space for Innovation: Understanding enablers for multi-sector partnerships
11
RICHARD HOLLOWAY
Partnerships and Civil Society:
What civil society are we talking about?
15
DAVID F. MURPHY
The United Nations and Business: Global partnership in action
19
SASKIA MERRIMAN
Back to Basics: Business and NGO approaches to partnership scoping
25
BOLARINWA ONAOLAPO
The Missing Development Link?
Social capital and partnerships in the Niger
Cited: in Tessner, S (2000) The United Nations General Assembly to achieve a common purpose or (2005) ‘Towards Global 7 See Richter‚ J (2002) Holding See United Nations (1993) in the Multilateral System: A (2005) Business Unusual: Corporate Accountability and 12 Bruno‚ K (2002) Greenwash Kell, G and Levin, D (2002) ‘The Facilitating UN Reform