India's environmental policy standoff: reimagining stakeholder engagement spaces

Tambe, S. and French, L. and Wyborn, C. and Scarlett, L. and Defries, R. and Nagendra, Harini and Kulkarni, H. and Srivastava, P. and Agrawal, N.K. and Rathore, B.M.S. and Kinhal, G. (2021) India's environmental policy standoff: reimagining stakeholder engagement spaces. International Forestry Review, 23 (2). pp. 219-229. ISSN 1465-5489

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Abstract

Various stakeholders from science, policy and practice aspire to shape public policy. What are the engagement spaces they operate in, and what are the characteristics of these spaces and the implications for effective policy making? The literature on the public policy formulation process in developing countries is sparse, and this study attempts to bridge this gap. We analyzed India's recent environmental policy making engagements using the lens of 'policy spaces'. We found that strong civil society coalitions have successfully 'claimed' the policy making space. Conventional policy making operating in 'closed' and 'invited' spaces is yet to accept this change, resulting in frequent standoffs. However, when policies emanated from the 'deliberative' space, there have been successes as well. The policy development space has consequently become contested, with nature conservation, forest-based livelihoods and corporate interests all staking their claim. To break this impasse, we recommend a graduation from confrontational and authoritative engagement approaches to deliberative arenas.

Item Type:	Article
Authors:	Tambe, S. and French, L. and Wyborn, C. and Scarlett, L. and Defries, R. and Nagendra, Harini and Kulkarni, H. and Srivastava, P. and Agrawal, N.K. and Rathore, B.M.S. and Kinhal, G.
Document Language:	Language English
Subjects:	Social sciences Social sciences > Political Science > Public policy
Divisions:	Azim Premji University - Bengaluru > Research Centre > Centre for Climate Change and Sustainability
Full Text Status:	None
URI:	http://publications.azimpremjiuniversity.edu.in/id/eprint/7166
Publisher URL:	https://doi.org/10.1505/146554821832952771

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