ABSTRACT
Cross-sector partnerships are widely hailed as a critical means for addressing a wide array of social challenges such as climate change, poverty, education, corruption, and health. Amid all the positive rhetoric of cross-sector partnerships though, critical voices point to the limited success of various initiatives in delivering genuine social change and in providing for real citizen participation. This collection critically examines the motivations for, processes within, and expected and actual outcomes of cross-sector partnerships.
In opening up new theoretical, methodological, and practical perspectives on cross-sector social interactions, this book reimagines partnerships in order to explore the potential to contribute to the social good. A multi-disciplinary perspective on partnerships adds serious value to the debate in a range of fields including management, politics, public management, sociology, development studies, and international relations. Contributors to the volume reflect many of these diverse perspectives, enabling the book to provide an account of partnerships that is theoretically rich and methodologically varied.
With critical contributions from leading academics such as Barbara Gray, Ans Kolk, John Selsky, and Sandra Waddock, this book is a comprehensive resource which will increase understanding of this vital issue.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part |90 pages
Partnership for the social good?
chapter |29 pages
Partnerships as Panacea for Addressing Global Problems?
chapter |16 pages
International Business and Social Partnerships
part |123 pages
Management and governance challenges
chapter |20 pages
Creating Partnering Space
chapter |18 pages
Cross-Sector Governance
chapter |27 pages
NGO-Initiated Sustainable Entrepreneurship and Social Partnerships
part |105 pages
Reimagining social partnerships
chapter |21 pages
Using Futures Methods in Cross-Sector Partnership Projects
part |75 pages
Reimagining social partnerships